Bam County is a county

Counties of Iran

The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

 in Kerman Province in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Bam

Bam, Iran

Bam is a city in and the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,823, in 19,572 families.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. There are...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including portions later split off to form Fahraj County

Fahraj County

Fahraj County is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Fahraj. It was separated from Bam County in 2009. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 41,291 in 9,568 families. The county is subdivided into two districts : the Central District and Negin Kavir District...

, Narmashir County

Narmashir County

Narmashir County is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Narmashir. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 65,448, in 15,567 families. The county is subdivided into two districts : the Central District and Rud Ab District. The county has two cities: Narmashir...

, and Rigan County

Rigan County

Rigan County is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mohammadabad. It was separated from Bam County in 2009. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 53,059 in 11,380 families. The county is subdivided into two districts : the Central District and Gonbaki...

) was 277,835, in 67,639 families; excluding those portions, the population was 118,037 in 31,124 families. The county is has one district (bakhsh

Bakhsh

A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....

): the Central District

Central District (Bam County)

The Central District of Bam County is a district in Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 118,037, in 31,124 families. The District has two cities: Bam and Baravat....

. The county has two cities: Bam

Bam, Iran

Bam is a city in and the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,823, in 19,572 families.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. There are...

, Baravat

Baravat

Bezenjan is a city in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,388, in 3,950 families....

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