Kerman County
Encyclopedia
Kerman County is a county
in Kerman Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Kerman
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 654,052, in 166,740 families. The county is subdivided into six districts (bakhsh
): the Central District
, Mahan District
, Shahdad District
, Golbaf District
, Rayen District
, and Chatrud District
. The county has thirteen cities: Kerman
, Anduhjerd
, Baghin
, Chatrud
, Ekhtiarabad
, Golbaf
, Jupar
, Kazemabad
, Mahan
, Mohiabad
, Rayen
, Shahdad
, and Zangiabad
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Kerman Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 654,052, in 166,740 families. The county is subdivided into six districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
): the Central District
Central District (Baft County)
The Central District of Baft County is a district in Baft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 68,270, in 16,394 families. The District has two cities: Baft and Bezenjan....
, Mahan District
Mahan District
Mahan District is a district in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 29,923, in 7,607 families. The District has three cities: Mahan, Jupar, and Mohiabad....
, Shahdad District
Shahdad District
Shahdad District is a district in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,333, in 3,742 families. The District has two cities: Shahdad and Anduhjerd....
, Golbaf District
Golbaf District
Golbaf District is a district in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,979, in 3,117 families. The District has one city: Golbaf....
, Rayen District
Rayen District
Rayen District is a district in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,903, in 3,513 families. The District has one city: Rayen....
, and Chatrud District
Chatrud District
Chatrud District is a district in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,678, in 5,946 families. The District has two cities: Chatrud and Kazemabad....
. The county has thirteen cities: Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
, Anduhjerd
Anduhjerd
Anduhjerd is a city in Shahdad District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,853, in 703 families....
, Baghin
Baghin, Iran
Baghin is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,616, in 1,903 families....
, Chatrud
Chatrud
Chatrud or Chatroud is a city in and capital of Chatrud District, in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,660, in 1,378 families....
, Ekhtiarabad
Ekhtiarabad
Ekhtiarabad is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,513, in 1,827 families....
, Golbaf
Golbaf
Golbaf is a city in and capital of Golbaf District, in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,341, in 2,039 families....
, Jupar
Jupar
Jupar is a city in Mahan District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,830, in 1,054 families....
, Kazemabad
Kazemabad, Kerman
Kazemabad is a city in Chatrud District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,612, in 812 families....
, Mahan
Mahan, Iran
Mahan is a city in and capital of Mahan District, in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,787, in 4,138 families....
, Mohiabad
Mohiabad
Mohiabad , also Romanized as Muhyiddin Abad) is a city in Mahan District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,493, in 892 families....
, Rayen
Rayen
Rayen is a city in and capital of Rayen District, in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,623, in 2,405 families....
, Shahdad
Shahdad
Shahdad is a city in and the capital of Shahdad District, in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,097, in 1,010 families....
, and Zangiabad
Zangiabad
Zangiabad is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,666, in 1,598 families....
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