The Analysis of Spatial Inequalities of Rural Settlements of Ahar

Social services and facilities status in Ahar county rural settlements represent imbalance and disparity among them and it has lasted for years. This article attempts to measure relative level of development and to identify gap among rural settlements.Target population is situated in north-east of Eastern Azerbaijan Province and include58622 people, 341 villages and 9 sub districts (which is called Dehestan in Iran).The study applied numerical taxonomy method and 53 variables were selected then were divided into 4 major sectors: Infrastructure, economic, hygienic and social indexes for the year1385. The results indicated significant differences and heterogeneity in infrastructure, economic and hygienic indexes among sub-district and there was no any relationship between research variables.