Arzuiyeh

Arzuiyeh (Persian: ارزوئيه, also romanized as Arzū’īyeh, Arzoo’eyeh, Orzū’īyeh, ‘Orsū’īyeh, and Ozū’īyeh; also known as Ārzū; formerly Shahmaran) is a city in the Central District of Arzuiyeh County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Arzuiyeh Rural District.

For the administrative division of Kerman province, see Arzuiyeh County. For the rural district, see Arzuiyeh Rural District. For the former administrative division of Baft County, see Arzuiyeh District.

Arzuiyeh
Persian: ارزوئیه
City
Arzuiyeh
Coordinates: 28°27′19″N 56°21′50″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyArzuiyeh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total6,868
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

In 1997, the village of Shahmaran in Baft County was elevated to the status of the city of Arzuiyeh. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 5,668 in 1,286 households, when it was in the former Arzuiyeh District of Baft County). The following census in 2011 counted 7,555 people in 1,888 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Arzuiyeh County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,868 people in 1,958 households.

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