| Ravar County | |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان راور |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKerman-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Kerman province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerman |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ravar |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Kuhsaran |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 43198 |
| Coordinates: | 31.2833°N 64°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Ravar County (Persian: شهرستان راور) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ravar.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 38,539 in 10,236 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 40,295 people in 11,951 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 43,198, in 13,281 households.[5]
Ravar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 31,140 | 33,867 | 32,832 | |
| 8,230 | 11,966 | 10,103 | ||
| Ravar (city) | 22,910 | 21,901 | 22,729 | |
| Kuhsaran District | 7,399 | 6,428 | 10,366 | |
| 3,436 | 2,859 | 5,102 | ||
| 3,025 | 2,819 | 4,257 | ||
| Hojedk (city) | 938 | 750 | 1,007 | |
| Total | 38,539 | 40,295 | 43,198 | |
Ravar is the very northernmost county of Kerman province. It is on the border of the large desert area of South Khorasan province, called the Loot Desert (Dasht-e Lut, or "Emptiness Plain").
Carpet-weaving is one of the main industries of the county, and the carpets produced there are renowned internationally. This art is a very old tradition in Ravar.