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Informal sector has been a common global and challenging debate within the third world cities in recent decades. The present study was conducted with the aim of recognizing the socio-economic characteristics of the population engaged in informal sector in Sabzeh Meydan of Tabriz. Results obtained from the study show that the subject has various dimensions and due to attraction of a large number of people to the economic activities of Tabriz city, which support the occupants, is of great importance. Findings of the present study which was accomplished through descriptive- analytical method using documentary and field studies by completing questionnaire as follows: 1) Most of the employees in informal sector, prior to attraction to this sector came form rural areas. 2) The average level of education for the occupants in this sector is elementary. 3) Most of the employees in this sector are living in squatter settlements. 4) Major problems related to informal sector occupants, are lack of sufficient capital, fixed location and social facilities. 5) Most of the people in this sector are in (25-45) year old range. 6) There is a relationship between employment record in informal sector and people's satisfaction. 7) There is no correlation between housing ownership and income of the people.

Cities are playing important role in population distribution and economic development. Policies which change urban system can create new pattern for economic development of space. According to the important role of city development, the main cause of attention to primacy city subject is placing the cities as instrument in hand of statements. In this paper the primary city in Iran, with urban hierarchical pattern is considered and investigated and finally compared with the year 1385. The method used in this research was descriptive analytic. The main goals were: 1) studying primary city measures in 1385, 2) Comparing primary city in 1385 urban hierarchical pattern in a half century from 1335 to 1385, 3) Determining effective factors on primacy city phenomena in Iran.Findings indicate that the primacy city in Iran, is a result of industry and capital agglomeration, due to political agglomeration and geographical characteristic (territory).

The present paper is an attempt to recognize the social- economic features of informal sector in Tabriz metropole. The results obtained show that this phenomenon is complicated and its importance in urban economy is such that can not be ignored. The informal sector has attracted the significant number of people in Tabriz and plays a major role in the economy of the metropole. In this study the descriptive- surveying method has been used which has been observed random applying the documental and field studies through filling 350 questionnaires (277 men and 73 women). Through exploiting the descriptive statistical and inferential methods as well as GIS system, the data have been analyzed. Findings indicate that in Tabriz metropole: 1-Distribution of geographical activities in informal sector is not monotonous. 2-The education of most people employed in informal sector is under diploma. 3-There is a relationship between the activities in informal sector and rural-urban immigration. 4-Most of the employees in the mentioned sector reside in squatter settlements and others in other parts of the city. 5-Most of the employees in the above sector are married and middle-age. 6-There is a relationship between unemployment and occupation in the informal sector. 7-There is a difference between females and males, activities in the mentioned sector. 8- Most of the employees in informal sector do not pay tax. 9-Most of occupants of this sector face problems such as job dissatisfaction and not being insured.