Kerman Province (,
Ostan-e Kerman) is one of the 31
provinces of
Iran. Kerman is in the southeast of Iran with its administrative center in the city of
Kerman. In 2014 it was placed in
Region 5. Mentioned in ancient times as the
Achamenid satrapy of
Carmania, it is the second largest province of Iran with an area of 180,726 km², that encompasses nearly 11 percent of the land area of
Iran. The population of the province is about 3 million (9th in the country). The main townships of Kerman province are
Baft,
Bardsir,
Bam,
Jiroft,
Rafsanjan,
Zarand,
Sirjan,
Shahr-e-Babak,
Kerman,
Mahan,
Rayen,
Kahnuj, Ghale-Ganj,
Manujan,
Roodbar-e-Jonob,
Anbar Abad, and
Ravar.