Central District (Bam County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بم | |
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Coordinates: 29°01′34″N 58°09′52″E / 29.02611°N 58.16444°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kerman |
County | Bam |
Capital | Bam |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 167,810 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
The Central District of Bam County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بم) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bam.[3]
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 formation of Baravat District. After the 2011 census, the city of Baravat joined the new district from the Central District.[4]
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;[5] and the village of Deh Bakri was renamed Deh Bid as the capital of the new district.[6]
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 118,037 in 31,124 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 159,129 people in 46,173 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 167,810 inhabitants in 52,065 households.[2]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[2] |
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Darijan RD[a] | |||
Deh Bakri RD[b] | 6,314 | 10,503 | 12,914 |
Howmeh RD | 13,296 | 22,862 | 27,500 |
Kork and Nartich RD[c] | 9,216 | ||
Bam (city) | 73,823 | 107,131 | 127,396 |
Baravat (city)[d] | 15,388 | 18,633 | |
Total | 118,037 | 159,129 | 167,810 |
RD = Rural District |