Bampur
Bampur (Balochi: بُنپور, Persian: بمپور, also Romanized as Bampūr and Bampoor) is a city in the Central District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Bampur
Persian: بمپور | |
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City | |
Bampur | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′42″N 60°27′17″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Bampur |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 12,217 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 9,073 in 1,664 households, when it was in the former Bampur District of Iranshahr County. The following census in 2011 counted 10,071 people in 2,426 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,217 people in 3,123 households.
In August 2017, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bampur County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Bampur as its capital.
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