Political-Economic Analysis of the Urban System in Kermanshah Province (1335 to 1395)

This paper studies the urban system and the reasons for its formation in the province of Kermanshah. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the data gathering technique is documental analysis (master plan, city consultant, population and housing census, reports of organizations and departments and statistical yearbooks. The results show that since 1335 the population distribution of urban areas has not been balanced in population thresholds. There are no large mid-sized cities and large medium cities. In all the censuses, there was the first city phenomenon in the province, and now, the population of the first city (Kermanshah) is 10.45 times that of the second city (Islamabad (.The service distribution in urban areas with population distribution has the correlation of 0.99. This means that services are distributed based on population and there is no plan to solve this imbalance of the urban system. The political and economic reasons for the imbalance of the urban system are: the first, land reforms hampered rural production and the village lost the ability to maintain its population, and it shaped rural- urban migration.  Second, the development plans through special attention to some urban areas, such as Kermanshah metropolitan increased their attractions. And it caused the urban balance shuffle. Third, the war caused massive migration of frontier population to Kermanshah metropolitan.