Kakhk

Kakhk
Persian: کاخْک
City
Kakhk
Coordinates: 34°08′53″N 58°38′44″E / 34.14806°N 58.64556°E / 34.14806; 58.64556[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictKakhk
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
4,625
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kakhk at GEOnet Names Server

Kakhk (Persian: کاخْک)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kakhk District[5] in Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,015 in 1,252 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,413 people in 1,338 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,625 people in 1,549 households.[3]

Geography and climate

The city is classified as having a steppe climate with medium latitude at an altitude of 1483.26 meters above sea level. The annual temperature of the region is 17.42 degrees Celsius and 1.01% lower than the average temperature of Iran. Kakhk normally receives about 26.86 mm of rain and has 51.34 rainy days annually.[8][9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kākhak and Kākhk; also known as Kākh[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Pachk, دهستان کاخک, بخش کاخک [Zibad Rural District, Kakhk District], Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ "4JXW+66F Kakhk, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Kakhk can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068675" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (6 October 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.7.15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان [‌Reforms of national divisions in Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.7504. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Kakhk on the map of Iran, location on the map, exact time". im.maptons.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Kakhk, South Khorasan, IR Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 18 July 2022.