Khursand

Khursand (Persian: خورسند, also romanized as Khūrsand; also known as Khorsand) is a city in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Khursand Rural District.

Khursand
Persian: خورسند
City
Khursand
Coordinates: 30°09′20″N 55°05′13″E
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyShahr-e Babak
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total8,252
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,847 in 1,663 households, when it was a village in Khursand Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 6,672 people in 1,828 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,252 people in 2,435 households.

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