Bam and Safiabad County

Not to be confused with Bam County or Bampur County.
For the city in Kerman province, see Bam. For the capital city of this county, see Safiabad. For the former administrative division of Esfarayen County, see Bam and Safiabad District.

Bam and Safiabad County
Persian: شهرستان بام و صفی‌آباد
County
Location of Bam and Safiabad County in North Khorasan province (bottom right, purple)
Location of Bam and Safiabad County in North Khorasan province (bottom right, purple)
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°48′00″N 57°53′24″E / 36.80000°N 57.89000°E / 36.80000; 57.89000[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CapitalSafiabad
DistrictsCentral, Bam
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bam and Safiabad County (Persian: شهرستان بام و صفی‌آباد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Safiabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,427 people in 1,020 households.[3]

History

In 2023, Bam and Safiabad District was separated from Esfarayen County in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Safiabad as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Bam and Safiabad County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Bam and Safiabad County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Dahaneh-ye Shirin RD
Safiabad RD
Safiabad (city)
Bam District
Bam RD
Sarigol RD
RD: Rural District

See also

Media related to Bam and Safiabad County at Wikimedia Commons

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 October 2024). "Bam and Safiabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hosseinnejad, Mohammad Reza (12 February 2023) [Approved 27 July 1400]. "Explaining the details of changes in national divisions in North Khorasan". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via Mehr News Agency.
  3. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.