Iran is divided into 30 provinces , each governed by an appointed governor .
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Tehran
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Qom
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Markazi
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Qazvin
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Gilan
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Ardabil
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Zanjan
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East Azarbaijan
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West Azarbaijan
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Kurdistan
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Hamedan
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Kermanshah
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Ilam
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Lorestan
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Khuzestan
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16. Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
17. Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad
18. Bushehr
19. Fars
20. Hormozgan
21. Sistan and Baluchistan
22. Kerman
23. Yazd
24. Esfahan
25. Semnan
26. Mazandaran
27. Golestan
28. North Khorasan
29. Razavi Khorasan
30. South Khorasan
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Iran has one of the highest urban-growth rates in the world. From 1950 to 2002 the urban proportion of the population increased from 27% to 60%.The United Nations predicts that by 2030 the urban population will form 80% of the overall population.Most of the internal migrants have settled near the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Ahwaz, and Qom. Tehran is the largest city with 7,160,094 inhabitants (metropolitan: 14,000,000). More than half of the country's industry is based there. Industries include the manufacturing of cars, electronics and electrical equipment, military weaponry, textiles, sugar, cement, and chemicalproducts. Mashhad, one of the holiest Shi'a cities, is the second largest city with a population of 2.8 million.
