Manujan

For the administrative division of Kerman province, see Manujan County.

Manujan (Persian: منوجان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Manujan County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] It is also the administrative center for Qaleh Rural District.^[5] The village of Manujan was elevated to the status of a city in 1996.^[6]

Manujan Persian: منوجان
City
Manujan Castle, an example of Sasanian architecture
Manujan
Coordinates: 27°24′11″N 57°29′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Manujan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	15,634
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 12,110 in 2,501 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 14,286 people in 3,471 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,634 people in 4,314 households.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Manūjān; also known as Qal‘eh-ye Manūjān (Fort Manujan); formerly Posht Qalāt^[3]