Mes-e Sarcheshmeh () is a city in the
Central District of
Rafsanjan County
Rafsanjan County () is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rafsanjan.
History
After the 2006 National Census, Anar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Anar County. The village of Ferdowsiyeh wa ...
,
Kerman
Kerman (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kerman County), Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
History
Kerman was founded as a def ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as the administrative center for
Sarcheshmeh Rural District
Sarcheshmeh Rural District () is in the Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the w ...
.
The word ''mes'' means "copper" in Persian. The village was elevated to the status of a city in 1995.
The city is so-named because it is the site of the second-largest copper mine in the world.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,451 in 2,182 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 6,406 people in 1,767 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,967 people in 1,862 households.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Kerman province
Populated places in Rafsanjan County
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