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 Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[6]
Central District226,073220,144245,203
Balvard RD4,927
Chahar Gonbad RD2,564
Golestan RD5,481
Mahmudabad-e Seyyed RD7,923
Malekabad RD8,381
Najafabad RD4,9157,3948,474
Sharifabad RD9,76412,41916,861
Zeydabad RD3,022
Najaf Shahr (city)6,7689,44820,164
Sirjan (city)167,014185,623199,704
Zeydabad (city)5,3145,260
Balvard District7,78311,473
Balvard RD5,7113,621
Chahar Gonbad RD2,0724,318
Balvard (city)3,534
Golestan District13,58917,061
Golestan RD4,6955,647
Malekabad RD8,8948,936
Khvajeh Shahr (city)12,478
Pariz District13,38212,74622,538
Pariz RD3,0652,8696,165
Saadatabad RD5,7902,1755,057
Hamashahr (city)22,8003,311
Pariz (city)4,5274,9028,005
Zeydabad District13,42427,818
Mahmudabad-e Seyyed RD10,16512,708
Zeydabad RD3,2595,998
Zeydabad (city)9,112
Total239,455267,697324,103
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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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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