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Bam County

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Not to be confused with Bampur County.
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 (center right, pink)
Location of Bam County in Kerman province (center right, pink)
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
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CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalBam
DistrictsCentral, Baravat, Dehbakri
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
228,241
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bam County (Persian: شهرستان بم) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bam.[3] Arg e Bam (Bam Citadel) and its cultural landscape are located in Bam County.[citation needed]

History

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After the 2006 National Census, Fahraj District and Chahdegal Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County;[4] Narmashir and Rud Ab Districts were separated from the county to establish Narmashir County;[5] and Rigan District was separated in establishing Rigan County.[6] In addition, Kork and Nartich Rural District was separated from the Central District, and Rud Ab-e Gharbi Rural District from Rud Ab District, in the formation of Baravat District.[5] After the 2011 census, the city of Baravat joined the new district from the Central District.[7]

In 2018, Darijan Rural District was created in the Central District, and Dehbakri Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Dehbakri District, including the new Abareq Rural District.[8]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 277,835 in 67,639 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 195,603 people in 57,380 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 228,241 in 71,338 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Bam County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bam County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[9] 2011[10] 2016[2]
Central District 118,037 159,129 167,810
Darijan RD[a]
Dehbakri 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
Dehbakri District[a]
Abareq RD[a]
Dehbakri RD
Fahraj District[b] 23,442
Borj-e Akram RD 9,465
Fahraj RD 7,872
Fahraj (city) 6,105
Narmashir District[c] 37,078
Azizabad RD 18,061
Poshtrud RD 15,051
Narmashir (city) 3,966
Rigan District[d] 70,908
Chahdegal RD[b] 17,849
Gavkan RD 9,246
Gonbaki RD 11,926
Rigan RD 26,114
Mohammadabad (city) 5,773
Rud Ab District[c] 28,370
Rud Ab-e Gharbi RD 14,554
Rud Ab-e Sharqi RD 12,059
Nezamshahr (city) 1,757
Total 277,835 195,603 228,241
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Established after the 2016 census[8]
  2. ^ a b Transferred to Fahraj County[4]
  3. ^ a b Transferred to Narmashir County[5]
  4. ^ Transferred to Rigan County[6]

References

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