Jam County

Jam County is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jam.

History
After the 2006 National Census, two villages merged in the creation of the city of Anarestan. After the 2016 census, the village of Baharestan was elevated to the status of a city.

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.