Bam and Safiabad County

Coordinates: 36°48′00″N 57°53′24″E / 36.80000°N 57.89000°E / 36.80000; 57.89000
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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 (Persian: شهرستان بام و صفی‌آباد) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Safiabad,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 3,427 people in 1,020 households.[3]

In February 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]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The structure of Bam and Safiabad County's administrative divisions 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 January 2024). "Bam and Safiabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Explaining the details of changes in country divisions in North Khorasan". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.