Bam County

Bam County (Persian: شهرستان بم) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bam.

For the city, see Bam. For other places with a similar name, see Bam.

Bam County
Persian: شهرستان بم
County
Location of Bam County in Kerman province
Location of Bam County in Kerman province
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°05′N 58°13′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalBam
DistrictsCentral, Baravat, Deh Bakri
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total228,241
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 277,835 in 67,639 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 195,603 people in 57,380 households, by which time Fahraj District and Chadegal Rural District had been separated from the county to form Fahraj County; Narmashir and Rud Ab Districts to become Narmashir County; and most of Rigan District to form Rigan County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 228,241 in 71,338 households.[2]

Arg e Bam (Bam Citadel) and its cultural landscape are located in Bam County.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bam County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

After the census in 2018, Darijan Rural District was established in the Central District; Deh Bakri Rural District was separated from the district in the establishment of Deh Bakri District (which was divided into Abareq and Deh Bakri Rural Districts);[5] and the village of Deh Bakri was renamed Deh Bid as the capital of the new district.[6]

Bam County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District118,037159,129167,810
Darijan Rural District1
Deh Bakri Rural District6,31410,50312,914
Howmeh Rural District13,29622,86227,500
Kork and Nartich Rural District9,216
Bam (city)73,823107,131127,396
Baravat (city)15,38818,633
Baravat District35,67359,612
Kork and Nartich Rural District13,75612,868
Rud Ab-e Gharbi Rural District21,91723,983
Baravat (city)22,761
Deh Bakri District1
Abareq Rural District1
Deh Bakri Rural District
Fahraj District223,442
Borj-e Akram Rural District9,465
Fahraj Rural District7,872
Fahraj (city)6,105
Narmashir District337,078
Azizabad Rural District18,061
Posht Rud Rural District15,051
Narmashir (city)3,966
Rigan District70,908
Chahdegal Rural District217,849
Gavkan Rural District49,246
Gonbaki Rural District411,926
Rigan Rural District426,114
Mohammadabad (city)45,773
Rud Ab District328,370
Rud Ab-e Gharbi Rural District14,554
Rud Ab-e Sharqi Rural District312,059
Nezamshahr (city)31,757
Total277,835195,603228,241
1Established after the 2016 census[5]
2Became a part of Fahraj County
3Became a part of Narmashir County
4Became a part of Rigan County
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 June 2023). "Bam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (12 December 2018). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Bam County, Kerman province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. "Deh Bakri governor was introduced". Kermaneno (in Persian). 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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