Zeh-e Kalut
City in Kerman province, Iran
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Zeh-e Kalut (Persian: زه کلوت)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Jazmurian County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[4] and the district.[5] As a village, it was the capital of Jazmurian Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Miyandaran.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Zeh-e Kalut's population was 2,556 in 534 households,[7] when it was a village in Jazmurian Rural District of Jazmurian District[c] in Rudbar-e Jonubi County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,091 people in 878 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 6,835 people in 1,793 households,[2] by which time the village had merged with the villages of Cheraghabad-e Zeh-e Kalut, Hasanabad-e Zeh-e Kalut, and Hoseynabad-e Zeh-e Kalut and was elevated to the status of a city.[9]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jazmurian County and renamed the Central District, with Zeh-e Kalut as the new county's capital.[4]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Jazmurian District of Rudbar-e Jonubi County[4]
- Renamed the Central District of Jazmurian County[4]
