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] The city is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of the provincial capital of Kerman.
Zarand
Persian: زرند | |
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City | |
Zarand | |
Coordinates: 30°48′39″N 56°33′57″E / 30.81083°N 56.56583°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kerman |
County | Zarand |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 60,370 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 54,745 in 12,992 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 57,749 people in 15,461 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 60,370 people in 16,722 households.[2]
On 22 February 2005, a major earthquake killed hundreds of residents in the city of Zarand and several nearby villages in north Kerman province.
Southwest of Tehran, Iran, halfway between Tehran and Saveh, there is a plain also called Zarand.
A crater on Mars is named after this city.[7]