Jam County

County in Bushehr province, Iran


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::summary County in Bushehr province, Iran ::

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FieldValue
nameJam County
native_name
settlement_typeCounty
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image_captionThe village of Dumiti in Jam County
image_mapBushehr.svg
image_map1IranBushehr-SVG.svg
map_captionLocation of Jam County in Bushehr province (bottom, purple)
map_caption1Location of Bushehr province in Iran
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIran
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Bushehr
seat_typeCapital
seatJam
parts_typeDistricts
parts_stylepara
p1Central
p2Riz
established_titleEstablished
established_date2003
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total70051
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
timezoneIRST
utc_offset+3:30
footnotes
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Jam County () is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jam.

History

Two villages merged to form the city of Anarestan in 2009, and the village of Baharestan was converted to a city in 2019.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 37,999 in 8,412 households. The following census in 2011 counted 51,446 people in 13,748 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,051 in 19,997 households.

Administrative divisions

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

::data[format=table title="Jam County Population"]

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District28,53540,42857,037
Jam RD14,41720,42621,089
Kuri RD3,3093,6894,512
Baharestan (city)
Jam (city)10,80916,31331,436
Riz District9,46411,01812,973
Anarestan RD2,891616666
Riz RD1,4221,5621,594
Tashan RD3,3493,7004,031
Anarestan (city)2,7353,400
Riz (city)1,8022,4053,282
Total37,99951,44670,051
::

Overview

The fast-growing city of Jam has a relatively moderate, wet climate, and is home to workers at the nearby, but very hot and dry, Kangan industrial complex. Jam is growing exponentially and affluently. Most of the workers in the city, and on the farms and gardens around the city, are Afghan migrant workers.

Notes

References

References

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