Study and Analysis of Spatial Structure and the Hierarchy of Settlement of Hashtrud Township

Balanced planning necessitates a harmonious national and regional planning as well as a specific and relevant project for a given region under the whole system of national order. This is particularly even more necessary in the third world countries such as Iran. In Iran the growth of economy based on capitalism, land reform, concentration of social and economic investment in major cities particularly in Tehran metropolis, has brought about several irregularities in the national and regional level. Unbalanced distribution of facilities and various services and their concentration in large urban centers have been the characteristics of this irregularity. In This study the hierarchy of settlement of Hashtrud Township has been examined and analyzed in terms of its demographic functional and developmental planning. Research methodology employed is descriptive-analytical and quantitative models and relevant computer software has been made use. Conducted researches in the township level of Hashtrud suggest that firstly, due to the lack of living facilities such as health and educational and welfare services the population of villages declines steadily and some of its are vacated, and in rural phenomenon of migration occurs area than a large number of ruralareas of Hashtrud township lack the proper spatial order in terms of population distribution. Secondly, the township centre (Hashtrud city) also has been unable to offer optimism services to it hinterland due to the poor financial facilities and technical equipments. This has led to irregularities in the spatial order of the township.