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Tehran
تهران Tehrān
Tehran skyline
Tehran skyline
Official seal of Tehran
Seal
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyTehran
Shemiranat
BakhshCentral
Government
 • MayorMohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
 • City CouncilChairman: Mehdi Chamran
Area
 • Urban
730 km2 (280 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,274 km2 (492 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2012)
8,429,807[1]
 • Density10,327.6/km2 (26,748.3/sq mi)
 • Metro
13,828,365[2]
 • Population Rank in Iran
1st
 Population Data from 2006 Census and Tehran Municipality.[3][4] Metro area figure refers to Tehran Province.
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)021
Websitewww.tehran.ir