Mes-e Sarcheshmeh

For the administrative division, see Sarcheshmeh Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Sarcheshmeh.

Mes-e Sarcheshmeh (Persian: مس سرچشمه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sarcheshmeh Rural District.^[4] The word mes means "copper" in Persian. The village was elevated to the status of a city in 1995.^[5] The city is so-named because it is the site of the second-largest copper mine in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Mes-e Sarcheshmeh Persian: مس سرچشمه
City
Mes-e Sarcheshmeh
Coordinates: 29°59′57″N 55°47′39″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Rafsanjan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,967
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,451 in 2,182 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,406 people in 1,767 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,967 people in 1,862 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Sar Cheshmeh and Shahrak-e Mes-e Sar Cheshmeh (شهرک مس سرچشمه) (English: Sarcheshmeh Copper Town)^[3]