Zarand, Iran

Zarand

Persian: زرند
Zarand Persian: زرند
City
	Zarand
	Coordinates: 30°48′39″N 56°33′57″E / 30.81083°N 56.56583°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Zarand
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	60,370
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zarand (Persian: زرند)^[3] is a city in the Central District of Zarand County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 54,745 in 12,992 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 57,749 people in 15,461 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 60,370 people in 16,722 households.^[2]

Geography

Location

The city of Zarand is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of the provincial capital of Kerman. Southwest of Tehran, Iran, halfway between Tehran and Saveh, there is a plain also called Zarand.^{[citation needed]}

A crater on Mars is named after this city.^[7]

Earthquakes

On 22 February 2005, a major earthquake killed hundreds of residents in the city of Zarand and several nearby villages in north Kerman province.

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 December 2024). "Zarand, Zarand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Zarand, Iran at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82812/T139K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
↑ See List of craters on Mars.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (10 December 2024). "Zarand, Zarand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[2016_Kerman_Province-2] 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Zarand, Iran at GEOnet Names Server

[Kerman_Province_Structure-4] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82812/T139K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.

[2006_Kerman_Province-5] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Kerman_Province-6] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

[7] See List of craters on Mars.

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