Back كرمان (محافظة) Arabic كرمان (محافظه) ARZ Provincia de Kermán AST Керман (остан) AV Kirman ostanı Azerbaijani کیرمان اوستانی AZB Керман (астан) BE-X-OLD Керман (остан) Bulgarian কের্মন প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Província de Kerman Catalan
Kerman Province
Persian: استان کرمان | |
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 Bam Fortress (2016) | |
 Location of Kerman province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 29°13′N 57°26′E / 29.217°N 57.433°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 5 |
| Capital | Kerman |
| Counties | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Mohammad-Mahdi Fadakar |
| • MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Ahmad Khatami 2 Aman-Allah Alimoradi 3 Mohammad Bahrami Khoshkar |
| • Representative of the Supreme Leader | Hasan Alidadi Soleimani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 183,285 km2 (70,767 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,164,718 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-08 |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
| HDI (2017) | 0.778[3] high · 20th |
| Website | www.gov.kr.ir |
Kerman province (Persian: استان کرمان)[a] is the largest of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Kerman.[4] It is in the southeast of Iran. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5.[5] Mentioned in ancient times as the Achaemenid satrapy of Carmania,[6] Kerman province has an area of 183,285 km2 (70,767 sq mi), encompassing nearly 11% of the land area of Iran.[7]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population of the province was 2,584,834 in 612,996 households.[8] The 2011 census recorded a population of 2,938,988 people (1,482,339 male and 1,456,649 female) in 785,747 households. Urban areas accounted for 1,684,982 people, whereas 1,242,344 lived in rural vicinities; 6,082 were non-residents.[9] By the 2016 census, the population had increased to 3,164,718 in 932,721 households. The capital city of Kerman, with a population of 537,718, comprises about 29% of the provincial urban population of 1.85 million, being the most developed and largest city of the province.[2]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2024). "Kerman Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
- ^ "CARMANIA". iranicaonline.org.
- ^ http://www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_sci_en/sci_en/sel/year85/f1/CS_01_4.HTM[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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