As of the beginning of 2009, the population of the urban communities was ۱۰۱٬۷۰۰; forming ۳۵٫۸٪ of the province's total population, while the rural communities had a population of ۱۸۲٬۸۰۰; forming ۶۴٫۲٪ of the province's population .
(en)az ɒvðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɒv(fa) dˌo hezˌɑro ˈo noh, (en)ðə pˌɒpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɒvðɪ ˈɜːbən kəmjˈuːnɪtiz wɒz(fa) saːdˈo jek vˈirɡul hˈaftsaːd; (en)fˈɔːmɪŋ(fa) siˈopandʒ vˈirɡul hˈaʃt darsˈad (en)ɒvðə pɹˈɒvɪnsɪz tˈəʊtəl pˌɒpjʊlˈeɪʃən(fa), (en)wˌaɪl ðə ɹˈʊəɹəl kəmjˈuːnɪtiz had ɐ pˌɒpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɒv(fa) sˌaːdo hˌaʃtɑdˈodo vˈirɡul hˈaʃtsaːd; (en)fˈɔːmɪŋ(fa) ʃˌastotʃˈɑhɑr vˈirɡul dˈo darsˈad (en)ɒvðə pɹˈɒvɪnsɪz pˌɒpjʊlˈeɪʃən(fa) .