Central District (Bam County) Explained

Central District (Bam County)
Native Name:Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بم
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bam
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:167810
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Bam County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بم) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bam.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Kork and Nartich Rural District was separated from the district, and Rud Ab-e Gharbi Rural District from Rud Ab District, in the establishment of Baravat District. After the 2011 census, the city of Baravat joined the new district from the Central District.[3]

In 2018, Darijan Rural District was established in the Central District, and Deh Bakri Rural District was separated from it in the establishment of Deh Bakri District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 118,037 in 31,124 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 159,129 people in 46,173 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 167,810 inhabitants in 52,065 households.[7]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Bam County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
6,314 10,503 12,914
13,296 22,862 27,500
9,216
Bam (city) 73,823 107,131 127,396
Baravat (city) 15,388 18,633
Total 118,037 159,129 167,810

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Bam County) . . 26 June 2023 . 26 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130210435/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113033 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 30 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 30 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kerman province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705143027/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/176546 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 5 July 2023 . 21 September 2013 . 5 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Bam County, Kerman province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625204438/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/264392 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 25 June 2023 . 12 December 2018 . 25 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.