What is the population of Hamadān?
Hamadān has a city population of 528,256. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Iran · Asia
Hamadān
City population
528,256
#14
in Iran
#1
in Hamadan Province
#1,069
worldwide
34.799, 48.515 · 282 km from Tehran
About Hamadān
Hamadān accounts for 0.6% of Iran's national population, ranking 14th among the country's 422 listed cities. At 528,256 residents, it is the largest city in Hamadan Province and lies 282 km from Tehran at an elevation of 1,820 m. Bahār sits 14 km away with 28,645 people; Tūyserkān and Asadābād are within 36 km, with populations of 50,455 and 55,703 respectively.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
1,820 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
34.799, 48.515
Record updated
2024-07-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 422 in IranClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Hamadān | 528K |
Hamadān Population FAQ
Where is Hamadān?
Hamadān is in Hamadan Province, Iran, 282 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 34.799, 48.515.
How big is Hamadān compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 14th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 0.6% of the national population.