Bam County (Persian: شهرستان بم) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bam.[3]
Bam County
Persian: شهرستان بم | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 29°05′N 58°13′E / 29.083°N 58.217°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kerman |
Capital | Bam |
Districts | Central, Baravat, Deh Bakri |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 228,241 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 277,835 in 67,639 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 195,603 people in 57,380 households,[5] by which time Fahraj District and Chahdegal Rural District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County;[6] Narmashir and Rud Ab Districts to become Narmashir County;[7] and most of Rigan District to form Rigan County.[8] 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.
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]
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 two rural districts;[9] and the village of Deh Bakri was renamed Deh Bid as the capital of the new district.[10]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 118,037 | 159,129 | 167,810 |
Darijan RD1 | |||
Deh Bakri RD | 6,314 | 10,503 | 12,914 |
Howmeh RD | 13,296 | 22,862 | 27,500 |
Kork and Nartich RD | 9,216 | ||
Bam (city) | 73,823 | 107,131 | 127,396 |
Baravat (city) | 15,388 | 18,633 | |
Baravat District | 35,673 | 59,612 | |
Kork and Nartich RD | 13,756 | 12,868 | |
Rud Ab-e Gharbi RD | 21,917 | 23,983 | |
Baravat (city) | 22,761 | ||
Deh Bakri District1 | |||
Abareq RD1 | |||
Deh Bakri RD | |||
Fahraj District2 | 23,442 | ||
Borj-e Akram RD | 9,465 | ||
Fahraj RD | 7,872 | ||
Fahraj (city) | 6,105 | ||
Narmashir District3 | 37,078 | ||
Azizabad RD | 18,061 | ||
Posht Rud RD | 15,051 | ||
Narmashir (city) | 3,966 | ||
Rigan District | 70,908 | ||
Chahdegal RD2 | 17,849 | ||
Gavkan RD4 | 9,246 | ||
Gonbaki RD4 | 11,926 | ||
Rigan RD4 | 26,114 | ||
Mohammadabad (city)4 | 5,773 | ||
Rud Ab District3 | 28,370 | ||
Rud Ab-e Gharbi RD | 14,554 | ||
Rud Ab-e Sharqi RD3 | 12,059 | ||
Nezamshahr (city)3 | 1,757 | ||
Total | 277,835 | 195,603 | 228,241 |
RD: Rural District 1Established after the 2016 census[9] 2Became a part of Fahraj County[6] 3Became a part of Narmashir County[7] 4Became a part of Rigan County[8] |