Bampur County Explained

Bampur County should not be confused with Bam County.

Bampur County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان بمپور
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bampur
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Kalatan
Coordinates:27.1681°N 60.2228°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bampur County (Persian: شهرستان بمپور) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bampur,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 12,217 people in 3,123 households.[3]

History

In August 2017, Bampur District was separated from Iranshahr County in the establishment of Bampur County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Bampur as its capital.[2] In June 2021, the village of Qasemabad was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Bampur County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Bampur County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Bampur-e Sharqi RD
Kheyrabad RD
Bampur (city)
Mohammadan (city)
Kalatan District
Bampur-e Gharbi RD
Mirabad RD
Qasemabad (city)

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bampur County . . 7 April 2023 . 7 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding reforms and divisional changes in Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407132918/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/263257 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 7 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 13 August 2017 . 7 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.