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Rasht

Gilan Province · Iran
City population
594,590
#10
in Iran
#1
in Gilan Province
#944
worldwide
TehranRasht
37.276, 49.589 · 240 km from Tehran
Share of Iran
0.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
240 km
To Tehran
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
IANA zone identifier

About Rasht

At 0.6% of Iran's national population, Rasht accounts for a modest share despite ranking as the country's tenth-largest listed city. The city proper holds 594,590 people and sits at the top of Gilan Province's 17 municipalities. Located 240 km from Tehran, Rasht anchors a cluster of nearby urban centers: Bandar-e Anzalī at 118,564 people lies 25 km away, while Khomām (20,897) and Sīāhkal (19,924) sit within 29 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Iran
#10of 422
LargestSmallest
Position in Gilan Province
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iran
Region
Gilan Province
Rank in region
#1of 17
Coordinates
37.276, 49.589
Record updated
27 February 2019
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 Iran

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

24KMŞowme‘eh Sarā47K people25KMBandar-e Anzalī119K people25KMFūman36K people29KMSīāhkal20K people31KMĀstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh45K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Rasht595K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Rasht compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Rasht595K

Rasht Population FAQ

What is the population of Rasht?

Rasht has a city population of 594,590. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Rasht?

Rasht is in Gilan Province, Iran, 240 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 37.276, 49.589.

How big is Rasht compared with other cities in Iran?

It is the 10th largest of the 422 cities listed in Iran, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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