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

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Original	Capital	C 1986-09-22	C 1996-10-25	C 2006-10-25
<	Ardabīl {Ardabil}	ARD	Prov	اردبیل	Ardabīl	1,036,202	1,168,011	1,228,155
<	Āzārbāyjān-e Gharbī [West Azerbaijan] {Azarbayjan-e Gharbi}	AZG	Prov	آذربایجان غربی	Orūmīyeh	1,971,677	2,496,320	2,873,459
<	Āzārbāyjān-e Sharqī [East Azerbaijan] {Azarbayjan-e Sharqi}	AZS	Prov	آذربایجان شرقی	Tabrīz	3,077,882	3,325,540	3,603,456
<	Bākhtarān (Kermānshāh) {Bakhtaran}	BAK	Prov	کرمانشاه	Kermānshāh	1,462,965	1,778,596	1,879,385
<	Boyer Ahmadī va Kohkīlūyeh {Boyer Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh}	BOK	Prov	کهکیلویه و بویراحمد	Yāsūj	411,828	544,356	634,299
<	Būshehr {Bushehr}	BUS	Prov	بوشهر	Būshehr	612,183	743,675	886,267
<	Chahār Mahāl va Bakhtīārī {Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari}	CMB	Prov	چهارمحال و بختیاری	Shahr-e Kord	631,179	761,168	857,910
<	Eṣfahān {Esfahan}	ESF	Prov	اصفهان	Eṣfahān	3,294,916	3,923,255	4,559,256
<	Fārs {Fars}	FAR	Prov	فارس	Shīrāz	3,193,769	3,817,036	4,336,878
<	Gīlān {Gilan}	GIL	Prov	گيلان	Rasht	2,081,037	2,241,896	2,404,861
<	Gorgān (Golestan) {Gorgan}	GOR	Prov	گرگان	Gorgān	1,145,033	1,426,288	1,617,087
<	Hamadān {Hamadan}	HAM	Prov	همدان	Hamadān	1,505,826	1,677,957	1,703,267
<	Hormozgān {Hormozgan}	HOR	Prov	هرمزگان	Bandar-e 'Abbās	762,206	1,062,155	1,403,674
<	Īlām {Ilam}	ILA	Prov	ایلام	Īlām	382,091	487,886	545,787
<	Kermān {Kerman}	KER	Prov	کرمان	Kermān	1,622,958	2,004,328	2,652,413
<	Khorāsān-e Junoubi [South Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Junoubi}	KHJ	Prov	خراسان جنوبی	Bīrjand	558,866	535,481	636,420
<	Khorāsān-e Razavi {Khorasan-e Razavi}	KHR	Prov	خراسان رضوی	Mashhad	4,086,182	4,719,902	5,593,079
<	Khorāsān-e Shomali [North Khorasan] {Khorasan-e Shomali}	KHS	Prov	خراسان شمالی	Bojnūrd	587,328	732,646	811,572
<	Khūzestān {Khuzestan}	KHU	Prov	خوزستان	Ahvāz	2,681,978	3,746,772	4,274,979
<	Kordestān {Kordestan}	KOR	Prov	کردستان	Sanandaj	1,078,415	1,346,383	1,440,156
<	Lorestān {Lorestan}	LOR	Prov	لرستان	Khorramābād	1,367,029	1,584,434	1,716,527
<	Markazī {Markazi}	MAR	Prov	مرکزی	Arāk	1,082,109	1,228,812	1,351,257
<	Māzandarān {Mazandaran}	MAZ	Prov	مازندران	Sārī	2,274,313	2,602,008	2,922,432
<	Qazvīn {Qazvin}	QAS	Prov	قزوین	Qazvīn	805,562	968,257	1,143,200
<	Qom	QOM	Prov	قم	Qom	616,963	853,044	1,046,737
<	Semnān {Semnan}	SEM	Prov	سمنان	Semnān	417,035	501,447	589,742
<	Sīstān va Balūchestān {Sistan va Baluchestan}	SBA	Prov	سیستان و بلوچستان	Zāhedān	1,197,059	1,722,579	2,405,742
<	Tehrān {Tehran}	TEH	Prov	تهران	Tehrān	8,095,174	10,343,965	13,422,366
<	Yazd	YAZ	Prov	یزد	Yazd	622,257	810,401	990,818
<	Zanjān {Zanjan}	ZAN	Prov	زنجان	Zanjān	782,988	900,890	964,601
	Iran	IRN		ایران	Tehrān	49,445,010	60,055,488	70,495,782

	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	TEH	1,386,030
6	Shīrāz	FAR	1,227,331
7	Ahvāz	KHU	985,614
8	Qom	QOM	959,116
9	Kermānshāh	BAK	794,863
10	Orūmīyeh	AZG	583,255
11	Zāhedān	SBA	567,449
12	Rasht	GIL	557,366
13	Kermān	KER	515,114

Table of Cities

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