At the time of the 2006 National Census, Chukam's population was 2,869 in 793 households, when it was a village in Chukam Rural District[b] of the former Khomam District in Rasht County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,222 people in 994 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,096 people in 1,019 households.[4]
In 2020, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County and the rural district was transferred to the new Chukam District.[5] Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam was converted to a city as Chukam.[3]
↑Also romanized as Chowkām and Chūkām; formerly Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam (بالامحله چوكام),[5] also romanized as Bālā Maḩalleh-ye Chūkām; also known as Bāzār Chowgām, Bāzār Chowkām, Bāzār Chūkām, Chokam, and Chyukam[6]
12Vahidi, Ahmad (9 March 2023) [۱۴۰۱-۱۲-۱۸ (1401/12/18) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. چوکام شهر شد[Chokam became a city]. Fars News (in Persian). Fars Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395: استان گیلان[General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
12345Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان[Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
↑Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3058832" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
↑Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان رشت تابع استان گیلان[Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rasht County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] C35DB6DE-B663-4A45-9A71-1834E43F3B87. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 6. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385: استان گیلان[General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390: استان گیلان[General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
