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Jam County Persian: شهرستان جم
County
Location of Jam County in Bushehr province (bottom, purple)
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°56′N 52°13′E / 27.933°N 52.217°E / 27.933; 52.217
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
Capital	Jam
Districts	Central, Riz
Population
• Total	70,051
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Jam County (Persian: شهرستان جم) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jam.

History

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

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 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.

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

[REDACTED] Media related to Jam County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. The older name, Cham (meaning "brook"), is still preserved for various locales around the city, but completely replaced by the new, more "meaningful" modern Persian name.
2. Formerly known as Do Lengeh
3. Became a city after the 2016 census

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Jam County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) . Approval of divisional reforms in Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Notification 56763-27853. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) . 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 147994/T41299K. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 April 2019) . Resolution regarding national divisions in Bushehr province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 30922; Notification 164935/T55509AH. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Davodi, Parviz (19 January 2014) . Letter of approval regarding changing the name of the village Ahsham-e Kohneh from the functions of Deyr County to the village of Sajadiyeh and the name of the village of Do Lengeh from the functions of Jam County to the village of Baharestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 182492/T40222K. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.

v t e Bushehr province, Iran
Capital	Bushehr
Counties and cities	Asaluyeh County Asaluyeh Nakhl Taqi Bushehr County Bushehr Ali Shahr Choghadak Kharg Dashtestan County Borazjan Ab Pakhsh Dalaki Kalameh Sadabad Shabankareh Tang-e Eram Vahdatiyeh Dashti County Khormuj Kaki Shonbeh Deylam County Bandar Deylam Imam Hassan Deyr County Bandar Deyr Abdan Bardestan Bord Khun Ganaveh County Bandar Ganaveh Bandar Rig Jam County Jam Riz Kangan County Bandar Kangan Bandar Siraf Bank Tangestan County Ahram Delvar
Landmarks	Ghavam water tank (Ab Anbar of Ghavam) Khourmoj fire temple Boraazjan Castle Siraf Seensiz Rishahr Chehelkhaneh cave Bardak Siah Palace Saadat Mozaffari School Rais Ali Museum Bushehr anthropology Museum Gur-e-Dokhtar
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Bushehr Province

v t e Jam County
Capital	Jam
Districts	Central Cities Jam Rural Districts and villages Jam Ahmadabad Akbarabad Aliabad Baba Mobaraki Bandanow Bas-e Malakhi Bid Boland Bid Khvar Bidan Bohr-e Bagh Bohr-e Hajj Nowshad Chaheh Cham Darreh Cham-e Berkeh Dayu Do Lengeh Dumiti Eslamabad Faramarzi Gharbeh Haft Chah Hajjiabad Hongdan Khanicheh Kuchu-ye Khorzehreh Kuri Lavardeh Lavar-e Gol Manzar Mohammadiabad Nilab Padari Palangi Qaidi Qasab Seydi Tol-e Qaleh Zaki Alamdari Ziba Makan Kuri Abgarmak Barikan Chamcheshmeh Darreh Chah Do Tusuru Hoseynabad Kuhcher Kuri Hayati Shahr-e Khas Tak-e Puk Riz Cities Riz Rural Districts and villages Anarestan Ahnejat Anarestan Bidu Golestan Murdi Qaleh Bagh Sar Cheshmeh Tall-e Hajj Now Shad Riz Hoseynabad Poshtu Qaleh Kohneh Tashan Bidu Charmuk Darreh Ban Do Tuvali Gandomzar Hermeyak Tang-e Man Tashan

• Jam County
• Counties of Bushehr province