What is the population of Zahedan?
Zahedan has a city population of 551,980. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Iran · Asia
Zahedan
City population
551,980
#13
in Iran
#1
in Sistan and Baluchestan
#1,009
worldwide
29.496, 60.863 · 1,120 km from Tehran
About Zahedan
At 1,120 km from Tehran, Zahedan holds a population of 551,980 and ranks as the largest city in Sistan and Baluchestan province. The city sits at 1,380 m elevation and accounts for 0.6% of Iran's national population. Khāsh lies 146 km away with 69,603 residents, while Zābol stands 181 km distant with 121,989.
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 11
Elevation
1,380 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
29.496, 60.863
Record updated
2024-07-25
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 |
| Zahedan | 552K |
Zahedan Population FAQ
Where is Zahedan?
Zahedan is in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, 1,120 km from the capital, Tehran. Its coordinates are 29.496, 60.863.
How big is Zahedan compared with other cities in Iran?
It is the 13th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, holding 0.6% of the national population.