Kharg, Iran

For the administrative division, see Kharg District. For the island, see Kharg Island.

Kharg Persian: خارک
City
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Coordinates: 29°15′27″N 50°19′40″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Bushehr
District	Kharg
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,193
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kharg (Persian: خارک)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kharg District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran.^[4] The city is located on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,196 in 1,963 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,722 people in 2,115 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,193 in 2,374 households.^[2]

Climate

Kharg has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

Climate data for Khark Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18 (64)	18 (65)	23 (73)	27 (81)	32 (89)	33 (92)	35 (95)	36 (97)	34 (94)	31 (88)	26 (78)	20 (68)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11 (51)	12 (53)	15 (59)	19 (67)	24 (76)	27 (81)	29 (84)	29 (84)	26 (79)	22 (72)	17 (63)	13 (55)	21 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74 (2.9)	46 (1.8)	20 (0.8)	10 (0.4)	2.5 (0.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2.5 (0.1)	0 (0)	2.5 (0.1)	41 (1.6)	81 (3.2)	280 (10.9)
Source: Weatherbase [7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Khārk^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2024). "Kharg, Bushehr County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Kharg, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067895" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 82824/T138K. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Khark Island, Iran". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.