Jam County Explained

Jam County should not be confused with Torbat-e Jam County.

Jam County
Native Name:	Persian: شهرستان جم
Settlement Type:	County
Image Map1:	IranBushehr-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:	Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Bushehr
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Jam
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Central
P2:	Riz
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	70051
Coordinates:	27.9333°N 65°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Jam County (Persian: شهرستان جم) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jam.^[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, two villages merged to form the city of Anarestan.^[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Baharestan was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,999 in 8,412 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 51,446 people in 13,748 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,051 in 19,997 households.^[7]

Administrative divisions

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

Jam County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	28,535	40,428	57,037
	14,417	20,426	21,089
	3,309	3,689	4,512
Baharestan (city)
Jam (city)	10,809	16,313	31,436
Riz District	9,464	11,018	12,973
	2,891	616	666
	1,422	1,562	1,594
	3,349	3,700	4,031
Anarestan (city)		2,735	3,400
Riz (city)	1,802	2,405	3,282
Total	37,999	51,446	70,051

Overview

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

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Jam County . . 31 March 2023 . 31 March 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: Approval of divisional reforms in Bushehr province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240426105409/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122889 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 26 April 2024 . 27 November 1381 . 26 April 2024.
3. Web site: Approval letter regarding the merger of Anarestan and Golestan villages from Anarestan Rural District of Jam County in Bushehr province to the city of Anarestan . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201205800/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136230 . 26 July 1388 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 1 December 2023 . 1 December 2023.
4. Web site: The government board's agreement with the development of Baharestan and Bid Khun villages . fa . Fars News . https://web.archive.org/web/20231106212611/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13970718000456/موافقت-هیات-دولت-با-شهر-شدن-روستاهای-بهارستان-و-بیدخون- . 6 November 2023 . 18 July 1397 . 6 November 2023.
5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx . Excel . 3 August 2017.