Iran (Major and Midsize Cities): Provinces & Major Cities - Statistics & Maps on City Population

The provinces of Iran and all cities of over 20,000 inhabitants.

Provinces
Principal Cities
Cities

Provinces

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Original	Capital	A-L (km²)	C 1986-09-22	C 1996-10-25	C 2006-10-25	C 2011-10-24
i	Ālborz {Alborz}	ALB	Pre	البرز‎	Karaj	5,122	Tehrān	Tehrān	2,076,991	2,412,513
i	Ardabīl {Ardabil}	ARD	Prov	اردبیل	Ardabīl	17,800	1,036,202	1,168,011	1,228,155	1,248,488
i	Āzārbāyjān-e Gharbī [West Azerbaijan] {Azarbayjan-e Gharbi}	AZG	Prov	آذربایجان غربی	Orūmīyeh	37,411	1,971,677	2,496,320	2,873,459	3,080,576
i	Āzārbāyjān-e Sharqī [East Azerbaijan] {Azarbayjan-e Sharqi}	AZS	Prov	آذربایجان شرقی	Tabrīz	45,651	3,077,882	3,325,540	3,603,456	3,724,620
i	Bākhtarān (Kermānshāh) {Bakhtaran}	BAK	Prov	کرمانشاه	Kermānshāh	25,009	1,462,965	1,778,596	1,879,385	1,945,227
i	Boyer Ahmadī va Kohkīlūyeh {Boyer Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh}	BOK	Prov	کهکیلویه و بویراحمد	Yāsūj	15,504	411,828	544,356	634,299	658,629
i	Būshehr {Bushehr}	BUS	Prov	بوشهر	Būshehr	22,743	612,183	743,675	886,267	1,032,949
i	Chahār Mahāl va Bakhtīārī {Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari}	CMB	Prov	چهارمحال و بختیاری	Shahr-e Kord	16,328	631,179	761,168	857,910	895,263
i	Eṣfahān [Isfahan] {Esfahan}	ESF	Prov	اصفهان	Eṣfahān	107,018	3,294,916	3,923,255	4,559,256	4,879,312
i	Fārs {Fars}	FAR	Prov	فارس	Shīrāz	122,608	3,193,769	3,817,036	4,336,878	4,596,658
i	Gīlān {Gilan}	GIL	Prov	گيلان	Rasht	14,042	2,081,037	2,241,896	2,404,861	2,480,874
i	Gorgān (Golestan) {Gorgan}	GOR	Prov	گرگان	Gorgān	20,367	1,145,033	1,426,288	1,617,087	1,777,014
i	Hamadān {Hamadan}	HAM	Prov	همدان	Hamadān	19,368	1,505,826	1,677,957	1,703,267	1,758,268
i	Hormozgān {Hormozgan}	HOR	Prov	هرمزگان	Bandar-e 'Abbās	70,697	762,206	1,062,155	1,403,674	1,578,183
i	Īlām {Ilam}	ILA	Prov	ایلام	Īlām	20,133	382,091	487,886	545,787	557,599
i	Kermān {Kerman}	KER	Prov	کرمان	Kermān	180,726	1,622,958	2,004,328	2,652,413	2,938,988
i	Khorāsān-e Junoubi [South Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Junoubi}	KHJ	Prov	خراسان جنوبی	Bīrjand	95,385	558,866	535,481	636,420	662,534
i	Khorāsān-e Razavi {Khorasan-e Razavi}	KHR	Prov	خراسان رضوی	Mashhad	118,851	4,086,182	4,719,902	5,593,079	5,994,402
i	Khorāsān-e Shomali [North Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Shomali}	KHS	Prov	خراسان شمالی	Bojnūrd	28,434	587,328	732,646	811,572	867,727
i	Khūzestān [Khoozestan] {Khuzestan}	KHU	Prov	خوزستان	Ahvāz	64,055	2,681,978	3,746,772	4,274,979	4,531,720
i	Kordestān [Kurdistan] {Kordestan}	KOR	Prov	کردستان	Sanandaj	29,137	1,078,415	1,346,383	1,440,156	1,493,645
i	Lorestān {Lorestan}	LOR	Prov	لرستان	Khorramābād	28,294	1,367,029	1,584,434	1,716,527	1,754,243
i	Markazī {Markazi}	MAR	Prov	مرکزی	Arāk	29,127	1,082,109	1,228,812	1,351,257	1,413,959
i	Māzandarān {Mazandaran}	MAZ	Prov	مازندران	Sārī	23,842	2,274,313	2,602,008	2,922,432	3,073,943
i	Qazvīn {Qazvin}	QAS	Prov	قزوین	Qazvīn	15,567	805,562	968,257	1,143,200	1,201,565
i	Qom	QOM	Prov	قم	Qom	11,526	616,963	853,044	1,046,737	1,151,672
i	Semnān {Semnan}	SEM	Prov	سمنان	Semnān	97,491	417,035	501,447	589,742	631,218
i	Sīstān va Balūchestān [Sistan & Baluchestan] {Sistan va Baluchestan}	SBA	Prov	سیستان و بلوچستان	Zāhedān	181,785	1,197,059	1,722,579	2,405,742	2,534,327
i	Tehrān {Tehran}	TEH	Prov	تهران	Tehrān	13,692	8,095,174	10,343,965	11,345,375	12,183,391
i	Yazd	YAZ	Prov	یزد	Yazd	129,285	622,257	810,401	990,818	1,074,428
i	Zanjān {Zanjan}	ZAN	Prov	زنجان	Zanjān	21,773	782,988	900,890	964,601	1,015,734
	Iran	IRN		ایران	Tehrān	1,628,771	49,445,010	60,055,488	70,495,782	75,149,669

Statistical Centre of Iran (web).
The 2006 census results of this table are slighty revised compared to the results given for the cities.

Principal Cities

	Name	Adm.	C C 2006-10-25
1	Tehrān	TEH	7,797,520
2	Mashhad	KHR	2,427,316
3	Eṣfahān	ESF	1,602,110
4	Tabrīz	AZS	1,398,060
5	Karaj	ALB	1,386,030
6	Shīrāz	FAR	1,227,331
7	Ahvāz	KHU	985,614
8	Qom	QOM	959,116
9	Kermānshāh	BAK	794,863

Cities

	Name	Original	Adm.	C C 1991-09-11	C C 1996-10-25	C C 2006-10-25
i	Ābādān {Abadan}	آبادان	KHU	84,774	206,073	219,772
i	Ābādeh {Abadeh}	آباده	FAR	44,967	48,882	55,143
i	Abarkūh {Abarkuh}	ابركوه	YAZ	18,271	19,164	21,818
i	Ābdānān {Abdanan}	آبدانان	ILA	21,224	21,396	21,934
i	Abhar	ابهر	ZAN	49,908	55,266	72,360
i	Ābyek {Abyek}	آبيك	QAS	25,630	32,843	47,487
i	Ahar	اهر	AZS	71,633	78,076	86,760
i	Ahvāz [Ahvaz] {Ahvaz}	اهواز	KHU	724,653	804,980	985,614
i	'Ajabshīr {Ajabshir}	عجب شير	AZS	20,628	23,123	26,847
i	Alashtar	الشتر	LOR	22,655	23,022	28,603
i	'Alīābād {Aliabad}	على اباد	GOR	36,950	41,397	46,822
i	Alīgūdarz {Aligudarz}	اليگودرز	LOR	58,648	69,447	79,972
i	Alvand	الوند	QAS	54,557	60,758	69,343
i	Amīr Kalā {Amir Kala}	اميركلا	MAZ	20,595	21,280	25,291
i	Āmol {Amol}	آمل	MAZ	139,923	159,092	199,698
i	Andīmeshk {Andimeshk}	انديمشك	KHU	73,759	106,923	120,177
i	Andīsheh {Andisheh}	انديشه	TEH	...	...	75,619
i	Āq Qal'eh {Aq Qaleh}	آق قلا	GOR	20,047	22,200	27,616
i	Arāk {Arak}	اراك	MAR	331,354	380,755	446,760
i	Ārān va Bidgol {Aran va Bidgol}	آران وبيدگل	ESF	...	...	55,833
i	Ardabīl {Ardabil}	اردبيل	ARD	311,022	340,386	418,262
i	Ardakān {Ardakan}	اردكان	YAZ	40,223	44,398	52,881
i	Asadābād {Asadabad}	اسدآباد	HAM	43,582	48,386	51,911
i	Āstāneh-ye Ashrafiyeh {Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh}	آستانه اشرفيه	GIL	30,108	33,457	36,363
i	Āstāra {Astara}	آستارا	GIL	27,194	30,666	41,062
i	Āzādshahr {Azadshahr}	آزادشهر	GOR	27,011	33,082	38,582
i	Āzarshahr {Azarshahr}	آذرشهر	AZS	29,256	31,651	36,801
i	Aznā {Azna}	ازنا	LOR	29,857	35,401	38,153
i	Bābol {Babol}	بابل	MAZ	137,348	158,346	201,335
i	Bābolsar {Babolsar}	بابلسر	MAZ	34,320	38,644	50,032
i	Bāfq {Bafq}	بافق	YAZ	23,734	25,068	31,046
i	Bāft {Baft}	بافت	KER	22,748	27,920	37,249
i	Bāgh-e Malek {Bagh-e Malek}	باغ ملك	KHU	13,324	16,081	21,222
i	Bāgh-e Shahr {Bagh-e Shahr}	باقرشهر	TEH	...	...	52,604
i	Bāghestān {Baghestan}	باغستان	TEH	...	...	52,463
i	Bahār {Bahar}	بهار	HAM	24,433	25,865	27,481
i	Bahārestān {Baharestan}	بهارستان	ESF	...	...	45,629
i	Bam	بم	KER	59,007	70,079	75,215
i	Bandar-e 'Abbās {Bandar-e Abbas}	بندرعباس	HOR	249,504	273,578	379,301
i	Bandar-e Anzalī {Bandar-e Anzali}	بندرانزلى	GIL	94,697	98,544	110,643
i	Bandar-e Emām Khomeynī {Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni}	بندرامام خمينى	KHU	56,998	55,936	67,467
i	Bandar-e Ganāveh {Bandar-e Ganaveh}	بندرگناوه	BUS	48,604	50,252	59,583
i	Bandar-e Kangān {Bandar-e Kangan}	بندركنگان	BUS	16,814	17,963	24,017
i	Bandar-e Lengeh	بندرلنگه	HOR	20,172	21,073	26,175
i	Bandar-e Māhshahr {Bandar-e Mahshahr}	بندرماهشهر	KHU	74,248	88,394	111,448
i	Bandar-e Torkemān {Bandar-e Torkeman}	بندرتركمن	GOR	34,635	38,782	45,249
i	Bāneh {Baneh}	بانه	KOR	40,837	55,433	70,428
i	Bardeskan	بردسكن	KHJ	...	17,365	23,142
i	Bardsīr {Bardsir}	بردسير	KER	21,983	26,040	33,305
i	Behbahān {Behbahan}	بهبهان	KHU	85,846	88,213	101,178
i	Behshahr	بهشهر	MAZ	61,825	72,067	84,117
i	Benāb {Benab}	بناب	AZS	57,047	63,240	76,610
i	Bīdestān {Bidestan}	بيدستان	QAS	...	...	20,110
i	Bījār {Bijar}	بيجار	KOR	39,488	44,240	47,449
i	Bīrjand {Birjand}	بيرجند	KHJ	101,177	127,608	166,138
i	Bojnūrd {Bojnurd}	بجنورد	KHS	112,426	134,835	176,726
i	Borāzjān {Borazjan}	برازجان	BUS	75,841	80,161	93,072
i	Borūjen {Borujen}	بروجن	CMB	38,952	42,862	49,969
i	Borūjerd {Borujerd}	بروجرد	LOR	201,016	217,804	229,541
i	Būkān {Bukan}	بوكان	AZG	83,401	120,020	150,703
i	Būm-e Hen {Bum-e Hen}	بومهن	TEH	...	...	43,023
i	Būshehr {Bushehr}	بوشهر	BUS	132,824	143,641	169,966
i	Chābahār {Chabahar}	چاه بهار	SBA	30,038	34,618	73,098
i	Chahārdāngeh {Chahardangeh}	چهاردانگه	TEH	...	...	42,238
i	Chālūs {Chalus}	چالوس	MAZ	28,185	41,345	45,625
i	Chenārān {Chenaran}	چناران	KHR	27,101	32,064	42,004
i	Damāvand {Damavand}	دماوند	TEH	18,932	22,337	36,708
i	Dāmghān {Damghan}	دامغان	SEM	40,954	49,204	59,300
i	Dārāb {Darab}	داراب	FAR	41,931	48,130	56,032
i	Darchehpīāz {Darchehpiaz}	درچه پياز	ESF	31,450	33,356	43,200
i	Darregaz	درگز	KHR	27,634	31,162	35,443
i	Dehbārez {Dehbarez}	دهبارز	HOR	15,249	19,478	30,789
i	Deh Dasht	دهدشت	BOK	26,722	37,301	51,253
i	Deh Golān {Deh Golan}	دهگلان	KOR	10,882	15,117	20,602
i	Dehlorān {Dehloran}	دهلران	ILA	13,546	23,492	28,320
i	Delījān {Delijan}	دليجان	MAR	20,905	24,861	32,272
i	Dezfūl {Dezful}	دزفول	KHU	181,309	202,639	235,819
i	Dīvāndarreh {Divandarreh}	ديواندره	KOR	13,555	19,089	23,636
i	Do Gonbadān {Do Gonbadan}	دوگنبدان	BOK	62,230	70,422	83,856
i	Do Rūd {Do Rud}	دورود	LOR	77,299	88,152	101,219
i	Dowlatābād {Dowlatabad}	دولت آباد	ESF	25,280	26,845	33,961
i	Eqbālīyeh {Eqbaliyeh}	اقباليه	QAS	...	31,469	49,246
i	Eqlīd {Eqlid}	اقليد	FAR	33,026	35,983	51,329
i	Eṣfahān [Isfahan] {Esfahan}	اصفهان	ESF	1,127,030	1,266,072	1,602,110
i	Esfarāyen {Esfarayen}	اسفراين	KHS	34,161	41,062	53,132
i	Eslāmābād {Eslamabad}	اسلام آبادغرب	BAK	77,412	81,614	89,904
i	Eslāmshahr {Eslamshahr}	اسلامشهر	TEH	230,183	265,450	357,389
i	Estahbān {Estahban}	استهبان	FAR	30,744	31,192	34,564
i	Falāvarjān {Falavarjan}	فلاورجان	ESF	30,383	36,520	38,224
i	Farīmān {Fariman}	فريمان	KHJ	24,985	26,966	33,254
i	Farrokhshahr	فرخ شهر	CMB	23,954	26,250	29,499
i	Fārsān {Farsan}	فارسان	CMB	18,428	20,097	26,842
i	Fasā {Fasa}	فسا	FAR	74,487	81,706	92,020
i	Ferdūs {Ferdus}	فردوس	KHJ	18,468	21,784	24,703
i	Fereydūn Kenār {Fereydun Kenar}	فريدونكنار	MAZ	25,196	27,976	34,496
i	Fīrūzābād {Firuzabad}	فيروزآباد	FAR	43,424	50,051	59,306
i	Fūlādshahr {Fuladshahr}	فولادشهر	ESF	...	39,264	55,664
i	Fūman {Fuman}	فومن	GIL	29,177	31,341	28,014
i	Gālīkash {Galikash}	گاليكش	GOR	...	16,822	20,058
i	Garmeh Jājarm {Garmeh Jajarm}	گرمه جاجرم	KHS	7,968	19,709	25,205
i	Garmī {Garmi}	گرمى	ARD	25,078	28,166	28,932
i	Garmsār {Garmsar}	گرمسار	SEM	21,281	29,706	39,523
i	Gatvand	گتوند	KHU	18,174	18,470	21,547
i	Gaz	گز	ESF	17,874	18,185	20,493
i	Gerāsh {Gerash}	گراش	FAR	19,989	21,851	27,767
i	Goldasht	گلدشت	ESF	...	19,287	23,056
i	Golestan (Solṭānābād)	گلستان	TEH	45,892	112,554	231,905
i	Golpāyegān {Golpayegan}	گلپايگان	ESF	38,563	40,634	48,987
i	Gonābād {Gonabad}	گناباد	KHR	24,708	30,149	36,996
i	Gonbad-e Qābūs {Gonbad-e Qabus}	گنبدكاووس	GOR	102,768	111,253	129,167
i	Gorgān {Gorgan}	گرگان	GOR	162,468	188,710	274,438
i	Hādīshahr {Hadishahr}	هاديشهر	AZS	26,478	25,822	28,555
i	Hafshejān {Hafshejan}	هفشجان	CMB	17,288	18,801	20,049
i	Ḥājjīābād {Hajjiabad}	حاجى اباد	HOR	12,036	16,689	21,052
i	Hamadān {Hamadan}	همدان	HAM	349,653	401,281	479,640
i	Ḥamidiya {Hamidiya}	حميديا	YAZ	...	13,100	27,615
i	Ḥamīdīyeh {Hamidiyeh}	حميديه	KHU	...	17,645	22,001
i	Harsīn {Harsin}	هرسين	BAK	52,544	55,079	51,636
i	Ḥasanābād {Hasanabad}	حسن آباد	TEH	...	...	20,471
i	Hashtgerd	هشتگرد	ALB	24,627	33,568	45,529
i	Hashtpar	هشتپر	GIL	29,221	33,640	41,658
i	Hendijān {Hendijan}	هنديجان	KHU	22,850	22,925	25,202
i	Īlām {Ilam}	ايلام	ILA	116,428	126,346	160,355
i	Īrānshahr {Iranshahr}	ايرانشهر	SBA	56,581	76,959	100,642
i	Īvān {Ivan}	ايوان	ILA	...	23,482	27,883
i	Īzeh {Izeh}	ايذه	KHU	64,072	81,288	104,364
i	Jahrom	جهرم	FAR	88,693	94,185	105,285
i	Javānrūd {Javanrud}	جوانرود	BAK	30,050	33,317	43,492
i	Jīroft {Jiroft}	جيرفت	KER	40,700	59,201	97,988
i	Jūybār {Juybar}	جويبار	MAZ	21,671	23,909	27,211
i	Kabūdarāhang {Kabudarahang}	كبودراهنگ	HAM	15,804	18,327	20,474
i	Kahnuj	كهنوج	KER	17,130	22,558	40,633
i	Kalāleh {Kalaleh}	كلاله	GOR	19,315	23,586	28,035
i	Kamalshahr	كمال شهر	ALB	...	...	80,435
i	Kāmyārān {Kamyaran}	كامياران	KOR	34,149	41,945	47,092
i	Kangāvar {Kangavar}	كنگاور	BAK	47,434	50,269	48,978
i	Karaj	كرج	ALB	442,387	940,968	1,386,030
i	Kāshān {Kashan}	كاشان	ESF	155,188	201,372	253,509
i	Kāshmar {Kashmar}	كاشمر	KHS	58,522	69,177	83,667
i	Kavār {Kavar}	كوار	FAR	13,048	16,611	22,534
i	Kāzerūn {Kazerun}	كازرون	FAR	74,048	81,713	87,326
i	Kelīshād {Kelishad}	كليشاد	ESF	14,232	20,006	23,215
i	Kerhrūd {Kerhrud}	كرهرود	MAR	...	...	23,452
i	Kermān {Kerman}	كرمان	KER	311,643	384,991	515,114
i	Kermānshāh (Bākhtarān) {Kermanshah}	كرمانشاه	BAK	624,084	692,986	794,863
i	Khalkhāl {Khalkhal}	خلخال	ARD	29,650	35,612	39,754
i	Khāsh {Khash}	خاش	SBA	27,420	38,924	57,811
i	Kherāmeh {Kherameh}	خرامه	FAR	...	19,654	21,992
i	Khomeyn	خمين	MAR	47,991	56,335	64,788
i	Khomeynīshahr (Homayunshahr) {Khomeynishahr}	خمينى شهر	ESF	118,348	165,888	223,071
i	Khonj	خنج	FAR	...	15,680	20,012
i	Khonsar	خوانسار	ESF	23,900	21,966	21,313
i	Khormūj {Khormuj}	خورموج	BUS	22,589	25,203	32,255
i	Khorramābād {Khorramabad}	خرم آباد	LOR	249,258	272,815	333,945
i	Khorramdarreh	خرمدره	ZAN	34,271	39,094	48,398
i	Khorramshahr (Khuninshahr)	خرمشهر	KHU	34,750	105,636	125,859
i	Khorzuq	خورزوق	ESF	10,698	17,921	20,311
i	Khvāf {Khvaf}	خواف	KHR	...	16,798	21,856
i	Khvorāsgān {Khvorasgan}	خوراسگان	ESF	55,705	61,211	87,282
i	Khvoy [Khoy]	خوى	AZG	137,885	148,944	181,465
i	Kīsh {Kish}	كيش	HOR	...	8,047	20,922
i	Konārak {Konarak}	كنارك	SBA	10,965	14,941	30,716
i	Kordkūy {Kordkuy}	كردكوى	GOR	24,338	26,492	29,352
i	Kūhdasht {Kuhdasht}	كوهدشت	LOR	61,935	72,105	85,997
i	Lāhījān {Lahijan}	لاهيجان	GIL	48,249	53,122	72,950
i	Lāmard {Lamard}	لامرد	FAR	13,268	15,390	22,156
i	Langarūd {Langarud}	لنگرود	GIL	52,518	56,620	65,614
i	Lār {Lar}	لار	FAR	42,226	51,690	54,688
i	Lordegān {Lordegan}	لردگان	CMB	11,440	16,940	23,673
i	Mahābād {Mahabad}	مهاباد	AZG	81,987	107,799	135,780
i	Maḥallāt {Mahallat}	محلات	MAR	27,821	30,022	36,036
i	Mahdasht	ماهدشت	ALB	24,844	28,976	43,108
i	Maḥmūdābād {Mahmudabad}	محمودآباد	MAZ	15,108	20,054	27,748
i	Mākū {Maku}	ماكو	AZG	29,754	33,406	42,560
i	Malārd {Malard}	ملارد	TEH	32,364	88,118	228,713
i	Malāyer {Malayer}	ملاير	HAM	130,458	144,373	156,289
i	Malekān {Malekan}	ملكان	AZS	18,473	20,154	24,680
i	Marāgheh {Maragheh}	مراغه	AZS	117,388	132,318	149,929
i	Marand	مرند	AZS	85,253	96,396	114,841
i	Marīvān {Marivan}	مريوان	KOR	45,205	60,459	92,993
i	Marv Dasht	مرودشت	FAR	92,013	103,579	124,350
i	Mashhad [Meshed]	مشهد	KHR	1,559,155	1,887,405	2,427,316
i	Masjed-e Soleymān {Masjed-e Soleyman}	مسجدسليمان	KHU	107,539	116,883	108,682
i	Mehdīshahr {Mehdishahr}	مهدى شهر	SEM	15,672	16,453	21,006
i	Mehrīz {Mehriz}	مهريز	YAZ	20,644	25,238	27,112
i	Meshkin Dasht	مشكين دشت	ALB	...	...	43,858
i	Meshkīnshahr {Meshkinshahr}	مشگين شهر	ARD	41,114	49,787	63,655
i	Meybod	ميبد	YAZ	34,641	38,061	58,872
i	Mīāndoāb {Miandoab}	مياندوآب	AZG	71,273	90,141	114,153
i	Mīāneh {Mianeh}	ميانه	AZS	72,712	78,104	89,796
i	Mīnāb {Minab}	ميناب	HOR	32,943	44,817	56,009
i	Mīnūdasht {Minudasht}	مينودشت	GOR	18,330	21,011	26,409
i	Mobārakeh {Mobarakeh}	مباركه	ESF	38,133	46,428	62,728
i	Moḥammadīyeh {Mohammadiyeh}	محمديه	QAS	...	27,955	41,816
i	Moḥammadshahr {Mohammadshahr}	محمدشهر	ALB	...	...	83,272
i	Nahāvand {Nahavand}	نهاوند	HAM	59,307	65,164	73,141
i	Nā'īn {Nain}	نائين	ESF	18,431	20,826	25,516
i	Najafābād {Najafabad}	نجف آباد	ESF	160,004	178,498	208,647
i	Naqadeh	نقده	AZG	61,286	64,807	73,438
i	Nasimshahr (Akbarābād)	نسيم شهر	TEH	49,945	85,124	135,846
i	Naṣīrābād {Nasirabad}	نصيرآباد	TEH	...	...	23,802
i	Naẓarābād {Nazarabad}	نظرآباد	ALB	28,600	69,342	97,722
i	Nekā {Neka}	نكا	MAZ	29,151	35,208	46,291
i	Neyrīz {Neyriz}	نى ريز	FAR	34,114	37,377	46,764
i	Neyshābūr {Neyshabur}	نيشابور	KHR	135,681	158,847	208,860
i	Nūr {Nur}	نور	MAZ	15,178	16,688	22,491
i	Nūrābād {Nurabad}	نورآباد	LOR	40,000	49,173	56,530
i	Nūrābād {Nurabad}	نورآباد	FAR	33,913	42,243	52,597
i	Nūshahr {Nushahr}	نوشهر	MAZ	33,040	35,133	42,175
i	Omīdīyeh {Omidiyeh}	اميديه	KHU	55,791	53,834	58,616
i	Orūmīyeh (Reza'iyeh) [Urmia] {Orumiyeh}	اروميه	AZG	357,399	435,200	583,255
i	Oshnūyeh {Oshnuyeh}	اشنويه	AZG	23,875	23,569	30,632
i	Pākdasht {Pakdasht}	پاكدشت	TEH	33,273	49,220	126,937
i	Pardis	پرديس	TEH	...	...	25,374
i	Pārsābād {Parsabad}	پارس آباد	ARD	47,966	60,485	82,256
i	Pāveh {Paveh}	پاوه	BAK	18,165	17,565	20,068
i	Pīrānshahr {Piranshahr}	پيرانشهر	AZG	25,454	33,805	58,177
i	Pīshvā {Pishva}	پيشوا	TEH	19,850	29,884	41,880
i	Pol-e Dokhtar	پلدختر	LOR	14,975	16,675	22,900
i	Qā'emīyeh {Qaemiyeh}	قائميه	FAR	16,313	20,491	23,734
i	Qā'emshahr {Qaemshahr}	قائم شهر	MAZ	123,684	143,286	174,768
i	Qā'en {Qaen}	قائن	KHJ	19,462	25,170	34,465
i	Qahderījān {Qahderijan}	قهدريجان	ESF	26,581	27,109	30,016
i	Qarchak	قرچك	TEH	98,202	142,690	174,006
i	Qareh Zīā'oddīn {Qareh Ziaoddin}	قره ضيائالدين	AZG	15,322	20,266	22,671
i	Qazvīn {Qazvin}	قزوين	QAS	278,826	291,117	355,338
i	Qeshm	قشم	HOR	11,268	13,556	25,320
i	Qeydār {Qeydar}	قيدار	ZAN	15,136	18,709	26,269
i	Qods	قدس	TEH	89,680	138,278	230,147
i	Qom	قم	QOM	681,253	777,677	959,116
i	Qorveh	قروه	KOR	51,247	61,659	66,390
i	Qūchān {Quchan}	قوچان	KHR	74,919	85,750	101,313
i	Rafsanjān {Rafsanjan}	رفسنجان	KER	79,926	98,257	139,219
i	Rāmhormoz {Ramhormoz}	رامهرمز	KHU	33,179	37,221	50,777
i	Rāmsar {Ramsar}	رامسر	MAZ	27,194	28,954	32,085
i	Rāmshīr {Ramshir}	رامشير	KHU	22,704	22,633	24,808
i	Rasht	رشت	GIL	340,637	417,748	557,366
i	Rāvar {Ravar}	راور	KER	19,231	24,903	23,407
i	Robāṭkarīm {Robatkarim}	رباطكريم	TEH	26,656	36,488	63,069
i	Rūdsar {Rudsar}	رودسر	GIL	28,877	34,208	33,951
i	Sabzevār {Sabzevar}	سبزوار	KHR	148,065	170,738	214,582
i	Ṣafarshāhr {Safarshahr}	صفاشهر	FAR	...	17,576	22,936
i	Ṣaḥneh {Sahneh}	صحنه	BAK	29,093	31,048	34,462
i	Ṣāleḥābād {Salehabad}	صالح آباد	TEH	...	...	54,228
i	Salmās {Salmas}	سلماس	AZG	57,441	65,416	81,342
i	Sanandaj	سنندج	KOR	244,039	277,808	316,862
i	Saqqez	سقز	KOR	98,933	115,394	133,331
i	Sarāb {Sarab}	سراب	AZS	37,423	36,719	42,335
i	Sarakhs	سرخس	KHR	22,271	28,547	34,675
i	Sarāvān {Saravan}	سراوان	SBA	33,325	41,177	59,610
i	Sardasht	سردشت	AZG	24,474	30,904	37,699
i	Sardrūd {Sardrud}	سردرود	AZS	15,123	16,517	24,932
i	Sar-e Pol-e Zahāb {Sar-e Pol-e Zahab}	سرپل ذهاب	BAK	11,952	27,418	34,669
i	Sārī {Sari}	سارى	MAZ	167,602	195,882	261,293
i	Sāveh {Saveh}	ساوه	MAR	87,621	111,245	180,548
i	Ṣawma'eh Sāra {Sawmaeh Sara}	صومعه سرا	GIL	24,884	29,398	37,437
i	Semīrom {Semirom}	سميرم	ESF	23,511	24,504	26,795
i	Semnān {Semnan}	سمنان	SEM	75,131	91,045	126,780
i	Shādegān {Shadegan}	شادگان	KHU	41,240	41,836	49,171
i	Shāhīndezh {Shahindezh}	شاهين دژ	AZG	23,513	29,020	34,660
i	Shāhīnshahr {Shahinshahr}	شاهين شهر	ESF	62,592	84,827	127,412
i	Shahr-e Bābak {Shahr-e Babak}	شهربابك	KER	23,980	31,604	45,751
i	Shahr-e Kord	شهركرد	CMB	89,253	100,477	131,612
i	Shahreza (Qomsheh)	شهرضا	ESF	84,666	89,779	109,601
i	Shahriyar	شهريار	TEH	32,459	40,058	189,421
i	Shāhrūd (Emāmshahr) {Shahrud}	شاهرود	SEM	92,195	104,765	132,379
i	Shībān {Shiban}	شيبان	KHU	...	...	23,211
i	Shīrāz [Shiraz] {Shiraz}	شيراز	FAR	965,117	1,053,025	1,227,331
i	Shīrvān {Shirvan}	شيروان	KHS	58,648	70,028	84,185
i	Shūsh {Shush}	شوش	KHU	48,134	52,057	54,032
i	Shūshtar {Shushtar}	شوشتر	KHU	70,294	77,900	96,732
i	Sīrjān {Sirjan}	سيرجان	KER	107,887	135,024	170,916
i	Sonqor	سنقر	BAK	37,772	40,848	43,653
i	Sūsangerd {Susangerd}	سوسنگرد	KHU	34,421	39,225	44,016
i	Ṭabas {Tabas}	طبس	YAZ	17,071	25,722	31,948
i	Tabrīz [Tabriz] {Tabriz}	تبريز	AZS	1,088,985	1,191,043	1,398,060
i	Takāb {Takab}	تكاب	AZG	38,510	42,569	44,043
i	Tākestān {Takestan}	تاكستان	QAS	47,927	54,192	74,257
i	Ṭāyebād {Tayebad}	تايباد	KHR	45,636	39,302	47,535
i	Tehrān [Tehran] {Tehran}	تهران	TEH	6,475,527	6,758,845	7,797,520
i	Tonekābon {Tonekabon}	تنكابن	MAZ	31,366	33,650	43,842
i	Torbat-e Ḥeydarīyeh {Torbat-e Heydariyeh}	تربت حيدريه	KHR	81,781	94,647	121,300
i	Torbat-e Jām {Torbat-e Jam}	تربت جام	KHR	82,790	68,483	86,240
i	Tūysarkān {Tuysarkan}	تويسركان	HAM	32,725	37,886	43,360
i	Vahidieh	وحيديه	TEH	...	...	24,904
i	Vāramīn {Varamin}	ورامين	TEH	77,624	107,233	208,996
i	Yāsūj {Yasuj}	ياسوج	BOK	48,957	69,133	100,544
i	Yazd	يزد	YAZ	275,298	326,776	432,194
i	Zābol {Zabol}	زابل	SBA	91,041	100,887	136,956
i	Zāhedān {Zahedan}	زاهدان	SBA	361,623	419,518	567,449
i	Zanjān {Zanjan}	زنجان	ZAN	254,100	286,295	349,713
i	Zarand	زرند	KER	34,416	41,344	56,139
i	Zarqān {Zarqan}	زرقان	FAR	15,451	18,872	20,166
i	Zarrīnshahr {Zarrinshahr}	زرين شهر	ESF	48,096	50,837	56,375

(1991) (1996) Statistical Centre of Iran (web) plus data provided by Clive Thornton.
(2006) Statistical Centre of Iran (web).

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