Bam District

{{distinguish|Bam Rural District}}{{for multi|the administrative division of North Khorasan province|Bam and Safiabad County|the administrative division of Kerman province|Bam County|the city|Bam, Iran{{!}}Bam|the former administrative division of Esfarayen County|Bam and Safiabad District}}

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'''Bam District''' ({{langx|fa|بخش بام}}) is in [[Bam and Safiabad County]] of [[North Khorasan province|North Khorasan province, Iran]]. Its capital is the village of [[Bam, Bam and Safiabad|Bam]],<ref name="Bam and Safiabad County Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Mohammad |last=Mokhber |author-link=Mohammad Mokhber |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1401/11/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=1 February 2023  |script-title=fa:تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان شمالی |trans-title=‌Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province |url=https://davoudabadi.ir/page/32519367 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131195243/https://davoudabadi.ir/page/32519367 |archive-date=31 January 2026 |access-date=31 January 2026 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مهدی داودآبادی}} [Mehdi Davudabadi] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|پیشنهاد شماره}} [Proposal No.] 66803.}}</ref> whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,368 people in 492 households.<ref name="2016 North Khorasan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx |archive-date=27 October 2020 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Bam and Safiabad District]]{{efn|Renamed the [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Central District]] of [[Bam and Safiabad County]]<ref name="Bam and Safiabad County Establishment"/>}} was separated from [[Esfarayen County]] in the establishment of [[Bam and Safiabad County]] and renamed the [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Central District]]. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with [[Safiabad, North Khorasan|Safiabad]] as its capital and only city at the time.<ref name="Bam and Safiabad County Establishment"/>

==Demographics== ===Administrative divisions=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Bam District |- ! Administrative Divisions |- | [[Bam Rural District|Bam RD]] |- | [[Sarigol Rural District|Sarigol RD]] |- | colspan=1 | {{small|RD: Rural District}} |}

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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== References == {{reflist}}

[[Category:Districts of North Khorasan province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Bam and Safiabad County]]

[[Category:2023 establishments in Iran]]