Bahmai County
{{Short description|County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
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|name = Bahmai County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان بهمئی}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Likak
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| p1 = Central
| p2 = Mombi
| p3 = Sar Asiab-e Yusefi
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Bahmai County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان بهمئی}}) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Likak.{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124608|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125153752/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124608|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=25 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 9 October 1383|id=Proposal 1.4.42.33009; Letter 58538T/26118H; Notification 31808/T31026K|access-date=25 January 2024}}
History
After the 2016 National Census, Bahmai-ye Garmsiri-ye Shomali Rural District was separated from Bahmai-ye Garmsiri District in the establishment of Mombi District, including the new Rudtalkh Rural District. Bahmai-ye Garmsiri District was renamed Sar Asiab-e Yusefi District, including the new Ab Alvan Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Bahmai County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292221|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810195137/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292221|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=10 August 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 27 December 2019|id=Proposal 40619|access-date=14 August 2023}} The villages of Qaleh Mombi and Sar Asiab-e Yusefi were elevated to city status.{{cite news|title=Converting two villages of Bahmai County into cities|language=fa|website=isna.ir|via=Iranian Students' News Agency|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/1400040503046/تبدیل-۲-روستای-شهرستان-بهمئی-به-شهر|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810152301/https://www.isna.ir/news/1400040503046/تبدیل-۲-روستای-شهرستان-بهمئی-به-شهر|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Fazli|first=Rahmani|archive-date=10 August 2023|date=19 August 1402|access-date=10 August 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 35,067 in 6,583 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094811/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 37,048 people in 8,536 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 38,136 in 10,028 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 November 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
Bahmai County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Bahmai County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 22,193 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,307 | style="text-align: right;"| 28,324 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bahmai-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,288 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,600 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,083 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kafsh Kanan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 1,679 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,700 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,384 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Likak (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 12,226 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,007 | style="text-align: right;"| 19,857 |
| Mombi District{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bahmai-ye Garmsiri-ye Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rudtalkh RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaleh Mombi (city){{efn|name=fn2|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Sar Asiab-e Yusefi District{{efn|Formerly Bahmai-ye Garmsiri District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 12,874 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,741 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,402 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ab Alvan RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bahmai-ye Garmsiri-ye Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,729 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,524 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,150 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sar Asiab-e Yusefi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,145 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,217 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,252 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sar Asiab-e Yusefi (city){{efn|name=fn2}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 35,067 | style="text-align: right;"| 37,048 | style="text-align: right;"| 38,136 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Bahmai County|state=collapsed}}