Aghajari (Persian: آغاجاری)[a] is a city in the Central District of Aghajari County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Aghajari
Persian: آغاجاری | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Aghajari | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′02″N 49°49′44″E / 30.70056°N 49.82889°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Aghajari |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 11,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editLanguage
editThe language of the people of Aghajari is the same as Masjid Suleiman and Lori Bakhtiari.[5]
Population
editBecause of the Iran-Iraq War, the city's population dropped from 64,102 in 1986 to around 16,337 in the 1991 census and its population continued to drop long after the 1991 census (held 3 years after the end of the Iran-Iraq War).[citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,152 in 2,943 households, when it was in the former Aghajari District of Behbahan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 12,653 people in 3,400 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,912 people in 3,477 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Aghajari County.[4]
Climate
editAghajari has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with long, scorching hot summers and pleasant to warm, short winters. Aghajari is consistently one of the hottest places on the planet during the summer, with summer temperatures regularly at least 45 °C or 113 °F, sometimes exceeding 50 °C or 122 °F with many sandstorms and duststorms. However, in winters, the minimum temperature can fall to around 5 °C or 41 °F. Winters in Aghajari have no snow. The average annual rainfall is around 260 millimetres or 10.2 inches.
| Climate data for Aghajari (1984-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
44.0 (111.2) |
49.6 (121.3) |
51.4 (124.5) |
51.6 (124.9) |
52.0 (125.6) |
49.0 (120.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
52.0 (125.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
45.2 (113.4) |
46.7 (116.1) |
46.3 (115.3) |
42.7 (108.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 54.9 (2.16) |
35.4 (1.39) |
36.2 (1.43) |
22.6 (0.89) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
8.3 (0.33) |
39.4 (1.55) |
62.5 (2.46) |
262 (10.31) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 27.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 69 | 41 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.3 | 195.9 | 225.5 | 232.5 | 289.2 | 337.1 | 326.6 | 327.5 | 297.8 | 274.8 | 213.6 | 184.1 | 3,083.9 |
| Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (records),[8] (temperatures),[9] (precipitation),[10] (humidity),[11] (days with precipitation),[12] (sunshine)[13] | |||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 July 2023). "Aghajari, Aghajari County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aghajari can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051839" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ MacKinnon, Colin (16 April 2014) [2000]. "KHUZESTAN viii. Dialects". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ *"Highest record temperature in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Lowest record temperature in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ *"Average Maximum temperature in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Average Mean Daily temperature in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Average Minimum temperature in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Monthly Total Precipitation in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Average relative humidity in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Number of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Monthly total sunshine hours in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
