Jam County 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.