Sirjan County
Persian: شهرستان سیرجان
County
Location of Sirjan County in Kerman province
Location of Sirjan County in Kerman province
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°20′N 55°32′E / 29.333°N 55.533°E / 29.333; 55.533[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalSirjan
DistrictsCentral, Balvard, Golestan, Pariz, Zeydabad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total324,103
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Sirjan County (Persian: شهرستان سیرجان) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sirjan.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 239,455 in 58,253 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 267,697 people in 73,560 households,[3] by which time six rural districts had been separated from the Central District in the establishment of Balvard,[4] Golestan, and Zeydabad[5] Districts. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 324,103 in 95,357 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Sirjan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows five districts, 10 rural districts, and seven cities.[6]

Sirjan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[2] 2011[3] 2016[6]
Central District 226,073 220,144 245,203
Balvard RD 4,927
Chahar Gonbad RD 2,564
Golestan RD 5,481
Mahmudabad-e Seyyed RD 7,923
Malekabad RD 8,381
Najafabad RD 4,915 7,394 8,474
Sharifabad RD 9,764 12,419 16,861
Zeydabad RD 3,022
Najaf Shahr (city) 6,768 9,448 20,164
Sirjan (city) 167,014 185,623 199,704
Zeydabad (city) 5,314 5,260
Balvard District 7,783 11,473
Balvard RD 5,711 3,621
Chahar Gonbad RD 2,072 4,318
Balvard (city) 3,534
Golestan District 13,589 17,061
Golestan RD 4,695 5,647
Malekabad RD 8,894 8,936
Khvajeh Shahr (city)1 2,478
Pariz District 13,382 12,746 22,538
Pariz RD 3,065 2,869 6,165
Saadatabad RD 5,790 2,175 5,057
Hamashahr (city)2 2,800 3,311
Pariz (city) 4,527 4,902 8,005
Zeydabad District 13,424 27,818
Mahmudabad-e Seyyed RD 10,165 12,708
Zeydabad RD 3,259 5,998
Zeydabad (city) 9,112
Total 239,455 267,697 324,103
RD: Rural District
1Malekabad village renamed Khvajeh Shahr city[7]
2Saadatabad village renamed Hamashahr city after merger with other villages[8]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 July 2023). "Sirjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 December 2010). "Three changes in the geography of three provinces: Two new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ "With seven changes in the geography of several provinces of the country: six new cities were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (6 October 2011). "With some changes in the geographical map of three provinces, nine new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ^ Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (3 January 2011). "Hamashahr was added to the map of country divisions". Borna News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.


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