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 North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°48′00″N 57°53′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
Capital	Safiabad
Districts	Central, Bam
Time zone	UTC+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[a] was separated from Esfarayen County in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County and renamed the Central District. The new county 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[b]
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

Iran portal

Notes

1. Renamed the Central District of Bam and Safiabad County[2]
2. Formerly Bam and Safiabad District of Esfarayen County[2]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 October 2024). "Bam and Safiabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
2. Mokhbar, Mohammad (14 May 2022) [Approved 19 November 1401]. Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 66803; Notification 214678/T59030AH. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute.
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.