Mohammadabad, Kerman

For other places with similar names, see Mohammadabad.

Mohammadabad
Persian: محمدآباد
City
Mohammadabad is located in Iran
Mohammadabad
Mohammadabad
Coordinates: 28°39′06″N 59°00′57″E / 28.65167°N 59.01583°E / 28.65167; 59.01583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRigan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total20,720
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mohammadabad (Persian: محمدآباد, also Romanized as Moḩammadābād and Muhammadābād; also known as Moḩammadābād-e Rīgān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 5,773 in 1,295 households, when it was in the former Rigan District of Bam County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 9,664 people in 2,856 households, by which time the city had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County, with Mohammadabad as its capital.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 20,720 people in 4,828 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 July 2023). "Mohammadabad, Rigan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Mohammadabad, Kerman can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075350" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.