One Thousand and One Cities: Socio-Spatial Patterns and Challenges over a Half-Century of Urbanization in Iran

Figures & data

Figure 1. Geography of Iran [Source: compiled by Author].

Figure 2. Cities with more than 50,000 population in 1966 [Source: compiled by Author based on Statiscal Centre of Iran data].

Figure 3. Cities with more than 100k population in 2016 [Source: compiled by Author Based on Statistical Centre of Iran Data].

Figure 4. Population Growth of Cities, 1966 to 2016 (Source: compiled by Author based on Statistical Centre of Iran data).

Table 1. Megacities and big cities’ population growth rate (percent), 1966 to 2016 (* Megacity).

No	Name	1966	2016	Growth Rate
1	Tehran*	2,719,730	8,693,706	219.6
2	Mashhad*	409,616	2,987,323	629.3
3	Isfahan*	424,045	1,961,260	362.5
4	Karaj*	44,243	1,615,218	3,550.8
5	Shiraz*	269,865	1,565,572	480.1
6	Tabriz*	403,413	1,558,639	286.4
7	Qom*	134,292	1,201,158	794.4
8	Ahvaz*	206,375	1,184,788	474.1
9	Kermanshah*	187,930	946,651	403.7
10	Urmia	110,749	736,224	564.8
11	Rasht	143,557	679,995	373.7
12	Zahedan	18,806	587,730	617.6
13	Hamedan	124,167	554,406	346.5
14	Kerman	85,404	537,718	529.6
15	Yazd	93,241	529,673	468.1
16	Ardabil	83,596	529,374	533.3
17	Bandar Abbas	34,627	526,648	1420.9
18	Arak	71,925	520,944	624.3
19	Eslam Shahr	1,006	448,129	44,445.6
20	Zanjan	58,714	430,871	633.9