ANALYSIS OF MIGRATION TRENDS IN ISFAHAN PROVINCE DURING1375-85

Migration and population redistribution in each region are among important factors that policy makers and community planners need to consider guiding and controlling the population of different economic sectors. The purpose of this paper is determining the role of migration in provincial population changes and recognizing immigrant and emigrant cities with respect to net migration rates. The study population comprises different cities of the province of Isfahan (1385). The study is descriptive– analytic and the intensity and migration flow of province has been mapped using Arc View software. The results of this study show that immigrants of the province has increased sharply during the 1375 to 1385, so as from among 505,736 immigrants of the province, 55.2% of them had came from other provinces of the country. Moreover, from among 435,441 emigrants left the province, 53.1% migrated to other provinces of the country. Paying attention to the net migration rate in cities of Isfahan province during 1375- 1385, the cities of Meymeh and Borkhar had the highest capability to absorb immigrants with a net migration rate of 52779 people. The city of Isfahan and Fereidan were recognized with the highest emigrant rate with net migration rates of - 20,256 and -10,970, respectively.