Sahand, Iran
Sahand
Persian: سهند | |
|---|---|
City | |
Sahand | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 46°06′49″E / 37.94500°N 46.11361°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Osku |
| District | Central |
| Established as a city | 2008[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 82,494 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sahand (Persian: سهند) is a satellite city in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is designed to accommodate the overflow of the Tabriz metropolitan area's increasing population.[5] The main campus of Sahand University of Technology is located in the southeastern part of the city.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sahand's population was 13,610 in 3,922 households, when it was the village of Shahrak-e Sahand in Bavil Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 24,704 people in 7,342 households,[7] by which time the village had been converted to the city of Sahand.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 82,494 people in 25,802 households.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Sahand (normals 1996-2005) elevation: 1641.0 m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.1 (0.67) |
11.9 (0.47) |
22.3 (0.88) |
49.2 (1.94) |
34.3 (1.35) |
5.8 (0.23) |
8.1 (0.32) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.5 (0.10) |
12.6 (0.50) |
20.5 (0.81) |
17.1 (0.67) |
202.7 (7.99) |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.2 (31.7) |
| Source: IRIMO(Temperature[8]), (Dew point[9]), (Precipitation[10]) | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "Janbazan Sq., فاز ۲, دهستان باویل, بخش مرکزی [Phase, 2, Bavil Rural District, Central District], Osku County, 53516-17936, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "W4V7+XCX Sahand, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b چهارمین عضو شورای شهر یک شهر دستگیر شد; دفتر شورا پلمب شد [The fourth member of a city council was arrested: The council's office was sealed]. همشهری آنلاین [Hamshahri Online] (in Persian). Hamshahri Institute. 26 July 2023 [۴ مرداد ۱۴۰۲ (1402/5/4) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر 776282 [News Code 776282]. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ تصویب ایجاد شهر جدید سهند [Approval of the establishment of the new city of Sahand]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). شورای عالی شهرسازی و معماری ایران در [Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran]. شورای سیاست گذاری بازسازی [Reconstruction Policy Council]. 22 October 1990 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/07/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan 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 آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Form 5 :AVERAGE OF MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE IN C. STATION SAHAND (40707)". Chaharmahalmet. IRIMO. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Form 10: AVERAGE OF DEW POINT TEMPERATURE IN C. Station Sahand (40707)". Chaharmahalmet. IRIMO. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Form 25: MONTHLY TOTAL OF PRECIPITATION IN MM. Station Sahand (40707)". Chaharmahalmet. IRIMO. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2024.