Mes-e Sarcheshmeh explained

Mes-e Sarcheshmeh
Native Name:Persian: مس سرچشمه
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rafsanjan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:5967
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Mes-e Sarcheshmeh (Persian: مس سرچشمه) is a city in the Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sarcheshmeh Rural District. The word mes means "copper" in Persian. The city is so-named because it is the site of the second-largest copper mine in the world.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,451 in 2,182 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 6,406 people in 1,767 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,967 people in 1,862 households.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mes-e Sarcheshmeh, Rafsanjan County . . 4 July 2023 . 4 July 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.