Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz.Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's Region 4
According to the 1996 census, the province had an estimated population of 3.7 million people, of which approximately 62.5% were in the urban centres, 36.5% were rural dwellers and the remaining 1% were non-residents. According to the most recent census taken in 2004, the province had an estimated population of 4,711,000 inhabitants.