Sirjan County Explained

Sirjan County should not be confused with Sirvan County.

Sirjan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان سیرجان
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranKerman-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Kerman province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sirjan
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Balvard
P3:Golestan
P4:Pariz
P5:Zeydabad
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:324103
Coordinates:29.3333°N 87°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

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 2011 2016
Central District 226,073 220,144 245,203
Balvard RD 4,927
Chahar Gonbad RD2,564
Golestan RD5,481
Mahmudabad-e Seyyed RD 7,923
Malekabad RD 8,381
4,915 7,394 8,474
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
5,711 3,621
2,072 4,318
Balvard (city) 3,534
Golestan District 13,589 17,061
4,695 5,647
8,894 8,936
Khvajeh Shahr (city) 2,478
Pariz District 13,382 12,746 22,538
3,065 2,869 6,165
5,790 2,175 5,057
Hamashahr (city) 2,800 3,311
Pariz (city) 4,527 4,902 8,005
Zeydabad District 13,424 27,818
10,165 12,708
3,259 5,998
Zeydabad (city) 9,112
Total 239,455 267,697 324,103

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sirjan County . . 10 July 2023 . 10 July 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: 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 . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130210435/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113033 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 30 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 30 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Three changes in the geography of three provinces: Two new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155809/https://dolat.ir/detail/196846 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 17 April 2017 . 25 December 2010 . 25 November 2023.
  4. Web site: With seven changes in the geography of several provinces of the country: six new cities were added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803155529/https://dolat.ir/detail/194584 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 3 August 2020 . 23 October 2010 . 25 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Hamashahr was added to the map of country divisions . fa . Borna News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710150744/https://www.borna.news/بخش-اخبار-40/2895-هماشهر-به-نقشه-تقسیمات . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Ahmadinejad . Mahmoud . 10 July 2023 . 3 January 2011 . 10 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Balvard village, the center of Balvard District of Sirjan County in Kerman province, into a city . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20130618232959/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839182 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 18 June 2013 . 25 November 1391 . 30 January 2024.
  7. Web site: With some changes in the geographical map of three provinces, nine new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions . fa . Fars News . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417235839/http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=13911002000442 . Ministry of Interior . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 17 April 2017 . 6 October 2011 . 5 July 2023.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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