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.
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]