The role of small towns in the spatial evolution of villages(Case study: villages of Oraman district)

The city and the village are not two separate and unnecessary phenomena from each other, any studies about them should pay attention to the mutual relations and connections between them. They provide the ultimate in the development of each. Small towns are considered as service centers in the development and spatial evolution of the surrounding areas. Developing and strengthening small towns is considered as an important strategy in urban and rural development issues, which is often considered in order to improve the quality and standards of life in rural areas, reduce migration to large cities, and attract immigrants in small towns. Is. Small towns are very important in improving the atmosphere of the surrounding rural areas because the rural space on the one hand is affected by factors, activities and developments that occur within rural areas and on the other hand is influenced by external factors that the village and the lives of residents. They affect it. Based on this, the present study investigates the role of small towns in the spatial evolution of villages in Oraman district. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of nature of data collection and data collection is based on library studies and questionnaires. The statistical population of the study includes the head of the rural household in the study area. The number of heads of households was 1512 people, which according to the calculation of the Cochran's formula was 307, and then by applying the Cochran's correction formula, 254 heads of households were selected for the sample and questioned. In this research, SPSS software has been used. The results of one-way analysis of variance showed that the rate of development changes in rural areas has a significant relationship with the distance and their access to the city. The results of Kendall correlation test showed that there is no significant relationship and correlation between the use of cyberspace and direct visits to the city.