Table 1 General characteristics of the selected urban areas
From: Exploring patterns and consequences of land consumption in a coastal city-region
Urban areas | Area (km2) | Population (persons) | Population density (persons/km2) | Immigration (persons) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population (1996) | Population (2006) | Population (2016) | Population density (average 1996–2016) | Immigration (1996–2006) | Immigration (2006–2016) | ||
Amol | 3074.4 | 297,743 | 343,747 | 401,639 | 113.10 | 54,673 | 42,954 |
Babol | 1578.1 | 421,068 | 469,591 | 531,930 | 300.49 | 74,397 | 55,294 |
Sary | 3248.4 | 422,461 | 495,360 | 559,351 | 151.58 | 84,790 | 63,447 |
Ghaemshahr | 371 | 260,447 | 295,135 | 309,199 | 776.98 | 47,061 | 34,548 |
Behshahr | 1416.3 | 144,546 | 156,195 | 208,847 | 119.93 | 18,903 | 13,396 |
Neka | 1358.8 | 98,827 | 105,652 | 119,511 | 79.48 | 18,359 | 11,408 |
Mahmoodabad | 262.8 | 83,436 | 90,502 | 98,407 | 345.44 | 19,339 | 13,237 |
Tonekabon | 1732.2 | 174,030 | 194,719 | 218,964 | 113.10 | 46,193 | 26,389 |
Noshahr | 1716.5 | 100,300 | 118,481 | 138,913 | 69.46 | 31,244 | 20,418 |
Babolsar | 246.5 | 155,265 | 175,302 | 195,222 | 711.01 | 37,525 | 23,322 |
Nour | 2675 | 100,360 | 105,894 | 121,531 | 40.85 | 19,443 | 14,494 |