Bam County () is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bam. Arg e Bam (Bam Citadel) and its cultural landscape are located in Bam County.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Fahraj District and Chahdegal Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County; Narmashir and Rud Ab Districts were separated from the county to establish

Narmashir County Narmashir County () is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Narmashir. History After the 2006 National Census, Narmashir and Rud Ab Districts were separated from Bam County in the establishment of Narmashir County, whic ...

; and Rigan District was separated in establishing Rigan County. In addition,

Kork and Nartich Rural District Kork and Nartich Rural District () is in Baravat District of Bam County, Kerman province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, ...

was separated from the Central District, and Rud Ab-e Gharbi Rural District from Rud Ab District, in the formation of

Baravat District Baravat District () is in Bam County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baravat. History After the 2006 National Census, Kork and Nartich Rural District was separated from the Central District, and Rud Ab-e Gharbi Rural ...

. After the 2011 census, the city of

Baravat Baravat () is a city in, and the capital of, Baravat District of Bam County, Kerman province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,388 in 3,950 households, when it was in the ...

joined the new district from the Central District. In 2018,

Darijan Rural District Darijan Rural District () is in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Tur ...

was created in the Central District, and

Dehbakri Rural District Dehbakri Rural District () is in Dehbakri District of Bam County, Kerman province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, ...

was separated from it in the formation of

Dehbakri District Dehbakri District () is in Bam County, Kerman province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia t ...

, including the new Abareq Rural District.

Demographics

Population

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

Administrative divisions

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

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