The Central District of Kerman County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کرمان‎‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 557,236, in 142,815 families.[1] The District has four cities: Kerman, Baghin, Ekhtiarabad, and Zangiabad. The District has five rural districts (dehestan): Baghin Rural District, Derakhtengan Rural District, Ekhtiarabad Rural District, Sar Asiab-e Farsangi Rural District, and Zangiabad Rural District.