Jam, Iran
{{Short description|City in Bushehr province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the administrative divisions|Jam County|and|Jam Rural District|other places with the same name|Jam (disambiguation){{!}}Jam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|جم}}
|settlement_type = City
|image_skyline = شهر جم.jpg
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Bushehr
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Jam
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Central
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|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 31436
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|timezone = IRST
|utc_offset = +3:30
|coordinates = {{coord|27|49|16|N|52|19|50|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}
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Jam ({{langx|fa|جم}}){{efn|Also romanized as Jamm; also known as Jām-e Jam{{GEOnet3|-3067617}}}} is a city in the Central District of Jam County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval of divisional reforms in Bushehr province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122889|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426105409/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122889|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=26 April 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approval 27 November 1381|access-date=26 April 2024|id=Notification 56763-27853}} It is also the administrative center for Jam Rural District.{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Kangan County under Bushehr province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109698|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426110841/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109698|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=26 April 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 18 August 1365|access-date=26 April 2024|id=Proposal 7144.1.05.53}}
Climate
{{Weather box
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|location= Jam (1989-2005)
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|single line=yes
|Jan high C= 16.9
|Feb high C= 19.4
|Mar high C= 23.3
|Apr high C =30.2
|May high C =36.8
|Jun high C =40.3
|Jul high C =40.3
|Aug high C =39.4
|Sep high C =36.7
|Oct high C =32.7
|Nov high C =25.5
|Dec high C =20.0
| Jan mean C =12.0
| Feb mean C =13.8
| Mar mean C =17.1
| Apr mean C =23.2
| May mean C =29.4
| Jun mean C =32.6
| Jul mean C =33.6
| Aug mean C =32.8
| Sep mean C =29.7
| Oct mean C =25.6
| Nov mean C =19.1
| Dec mean C =14.6
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 7.0
|Feb low C = 8.2
|Mar low C = 10.8
|Apr low C = 16.2
|May low C = 21.9
|Jun low C = 24.9
|Jul low C = 26.8
|Aug low C = 26.2
|Sep low C = 22.7
|Oct low C = 18.4
|Nov low C = 12.8
|Dec low C = 9.2
| Jan humidity =68
| Feb humidity =59
| Mar humidity =50
| Apr humidity =36
| May humidity =25
| Jun humidity =24
| Jul humidity =32
| Aug humidity =38
| Sep humidity =39
| Oct humidity =38
| Nov humidity =49
| Dec humidity =63
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 148.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 41.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 43.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 7.1
|May precipitation mm = 1.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 2.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 26.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 124.3
| unit precipitation days = 0
| Jan precipitation days =8.9
| Feb precipitation days =6.7
| Mar precipitation days =6.5
| Apr precipitation days =3.0
| May precipitation days =0.6
| Jun precipitation days =0
| Jul precipitation days =0.3
| Aug precipitation days =0.1
| Sep precipitation days =0.3
| Oct precipitation days =0.4
| Nov precipitation days =3.4
| Dec precipitation days =6.6
| Jan sun =212.4
| Feb sun =214.6
| Mar sun =241.3
| Apr sun =273.1
| May sun =336.0
| Jun sun =361.3
| Jul sun =344.3
| Aug sun =339.6
| Sep sun =314.9
| Oct sun =308.6
| Nov sun =249.6
| Dec sun =217.8
|source 1 = IRIMO{{cite web
| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160217102629/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp
| title = Statistics of 200 synoptic stations: Kangan Jam (99567)
| script-title =fa: کنگان جم
| language = Persian
| publisher= Iran Meteorological Organization
| website = Chaharmahalmet
| access-date =12 February 2025}}
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Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,809 in 2,734 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr 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/18.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The 2011 census counted 16,313 people in 4,632 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr 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/Bushehr.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls |archive-date=3 April 2023| access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 31,436 people in 9,356 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr 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_18.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=3 August 2017}}
Sports
Jam's main sport team is Pars Jonubi Jam football club who used to play in the Azadegan League and now in Persian Gulf Pro League, Iranian Premier League.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}
See also
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References
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{{Bushehr Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Jam County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Bushehr province
Category:Populated places in Jam County
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