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Sirjan County

Persian: شهرستان سیرجان
Sirjan County Persian: شهرستان سیرجان
County
	Location of Sirjan County in Kerman province (center left, green)
	Location of Kerman province in Iran
	Coordinates: 29°20′N 55°32′E / 29.333°N 55.533°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
Capital	Sirjan
Districts	Central, Balvard, Golestan, Pariz, Zeydabad
Population (2016)
• Total	324,103
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Sirjan County (Persian: شهرستان سیرجان) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sirjan.^[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Balvard and Chahar Gonbad Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Balvard District;^[3] Golestan and Malekabad Rural Districts to establish Golestan District; and Mahmudabad-e Seyyed and Zeydabad Rural Districts to form Zeydabad District.^[4] Additionally, the village of Saadatabad merged with several villages in the formation of the new city of Hamashahr.^[5]

After the 2011 census, the villages of Balvard and Malekabad were elevated to city status as Balvard^[6] and Khvajeh Shahr,^[7] respectively. The city of Zeydabad was transferred from the Central District to Zeydabad District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 239,455 in 58,253 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 267,697 people in 73,560 households,^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 324,103 in 95,357 households.^[10]

Administrative divisions

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

Sirjan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[8]	2011^[9]	2016^[10]
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)^[a]			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)^[b]		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

Notes

^ Formerly the village of Malekabad^[7]
^ Formerly the village of Saadatabad; became a city after merging with other villages^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 July 2023). "Sirjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 November 1391). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Balvard village, the center of Balvard District of Sirjan County in Kerman province, into a city". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "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.