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Bojnord بجنورد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°28′20″N57°19′44″E / 37.47222°N 57.32889°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Bojnord |
District | Central |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mohammad Ali Keshmiri |
Area | |
• City | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
Population (2016) [2] | |
• Urban | 228,931 |
• Metro | 335,931 |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Area code | (+98) 58 |
Climate | BSk |
Website | http://www.bojnord-city.ir/ |
Bojnord (Persian : ) [a] is a city in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. [5] It is about 701 km (436 mi) from Tehran. [6] and 237 km away from Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan province. [7]
According to local tradition, the whole area was controlled by the Qarai Turks since the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. [8]
Bojnurd is of recent origin and possibly built by the Safavids for the Kurdish Şadiyan tribe who had been settled there to strengthen the Safavid borders against hostile Turkmens. Traditionally, the city was surrounded by a defensive wall and consisted of eleven quarters, bazaars and four mosques. [8]
In 1849, the city saw a revolt which destroyed the city. When traveller G. C. Napier visited the city in 1876, it was noted that the chief of Bojnurd was a Kurd who governed the city without taxation in exchange for military support to the central government in Tehran. [8]
Severe earthquakes in 1896 and 1929 destroyed the city and its surroundings. The city would consequently be rebuilt without historical or recent fortifications in a modern matter. [8] In 1997, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake caused significant damage and many fatalities in the city. [9]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 172,772 in 44,217 households. [10] The following census in 2011 counted 199,791 people in 56,761 households. [11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 228,931 people in 67,335 households. [2]
Bojnourd city, the capital of North Khorasan province with an area of 36 square kilometers, is located in northeastern Iran at 57 degrees and 20 minutes longitude and 37 degrees and 28 minutes latitude south of Kopedagh mountain range and east of Aladagh mountain range and north of Alborz mountain range. Bojnourd is 1070 meters above sea level and its distance to Tehran is 821 kilometers. [12]
Bojnord has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification. [13]
Climate data for Bojnurd (1991–2020) [i] | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 37.4 (99.3) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.6 (105.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 41.2 (106.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 20.2 (68.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 13.1 (55.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.4 (27.7) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | −1.9 (28.6) | 7.0 (44.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −13.6 (7.5) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | −5.0 (23.0) | −14.4 (6.1) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.2 (0.87) | 31.9 (1.26) | 45.3 (1.78) | 38.7 (1.52) | 30.4 (1.20) | 10.2 (0.40) | 6.8 (0.27) | 4.8 (0.19) | 7.7 (0.30) | 12.4 (0.49) | 25.8 (1.02) | 19.2 (0.76) | 255.4 (10.06) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 46.6 |
Average rainy days | 4 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 62 |
Average snowy days | 7.2 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 25.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 59.5 |
Average dew point °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 0.8 (33.4) | −2.3 (27.9) | 3.8 (38.7) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 152 | 152 | 174 | 211 | 272 | 325 | 342 | 342 | 289 | 248 | 175 | 144 | 2,826 |
Source: NOAA [14] (Snow and Sleet days 1981–2010) [15] |
Climate data for Bojnurd (1977–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 19.8 (67.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 13.4 (56.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 6.9 (44.4) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | 6.9 (44.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.1 (0.99) | 32.2 (1.27) | 42.9 (1.69) | 39.1 (1.54) | 33.3 (1.31) | 9.0 (0.35) | 8.7 (0.34) | 5.5 (0.22) | 9.3 (0.37) | 12.4 (0.49) | 26.0 (1.02) | 24.3 (0.96) | 267.8 (10.55) |
Average precipitation days | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 89.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 59 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.4 | 148.6 | 164.7 | 206.8 | 267.1 | 309.0 | 328.5 | 331.3 | 281.1 | 243.2 | 178.1 | 142.3 | 2,745.1 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organisation | |||||||||||||
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Universities located in Bojnord include: [16]
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Parameter Code 80: Number of Days with Sleet/Snow