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Kerman County

Coordinates: 30°29′N 57°57′E / 30.483°N 57.950°E / 30.483; 57.950
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Kerman County
Persian: شهرستان کرمان
Location of Kerman County in Kerman province (top right, yellow)
Location of Kerman County in Kerman province (top right, yellow)
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°29′N 57°57′E / 30.483°N 57.950°E / 30.483; 57.950[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalKerman
DistrictsCentral, Chatrud, Golbaf, Mahan, Rayen, Shahdad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
738,724
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Kerman County (Persian: شهرستان کرمان) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kerman.[3] It is the largest county in the province by area.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 654,052 in 166,740 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 722,484 people in 199,138 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 738,724 in 222,356 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Kerman County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kerman County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 557,236 612,577 625,187
Baghin RD 4,867 4,652 4,279
Derakhtenagan RD 6,847 9,383 12,662
Ekhtiarabad RD 13,974 25,391 25,407
Sar Asiab-e Farsangi RD 1,631 1,593 1,935
Zangiabad RD 11,438 13,372 14,371
Baghin (city) 7,616 8,176 10,407
Ekhtiarabad (city) 7,513 8,746 9,840
Kerman (city) 496,684 534,441 537,718
Zangiabad (city) 6,666 6,823 8,568
Chatrud District 24,678 26,961 31,183
Kavirat RD 8,737 10,885 13,216
Moezziyeh RD 6,669 7,087 8,047
Chatrud (city) 5,660 5,344 5,860
Kazemabad (city) 3,612 3,645 4,060
Golbaf District 12,979 12,912 14,473
Jowshan RD 2,583 2,007 2,956
Keshit RD 2,055 2,077 2,312
Golbaf (city) 8,341 8,828 9,205
Mahan District 29,923 31,319 33,521
Mahan RD 3,364 3,560 4,008
Qanatghestan RD 2,449 2,925 2,553
Jupar (city) 3,830 3,937 3,607
Mahan (city) 16,787 17,178 19,423
Mohiabad (city) 3,493 3,719 3,930
Rayen District 13,903 18,050 15,672
Hoseynabad-e Goruh RD 2,085 3,274 2,588
Rayen RD 2,195 3,770 2,798
Rayen (city) 9,623 11,006 10,286
Shahdad District 15,333 20,665 18,651
Anduhjerd RD 915 1,309 1,313
Sirch RD 2,600 3,549 2,190
Takab RD 4,868 6,276 5,890
Anduhjerd (city) 2,853 3,589 4,041
Shahdad (city) 4,097 5,942 5,217
Total 654,052 722,484 738,724
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Kerman County at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 May 2024). "Kerman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.