Sahand, Iran

For the administrative division, see Sahand Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Sahand.

Sahand Persian: سهند
City
Sahand
Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 46°06′49″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Osku
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• 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. 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 a village in Sahand Rural District.^[3] The following census in 2011 counted 24,704 people in 7,342 households,^[4] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 82,494 people in 25,802 households.^[2]

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[6]), (Dew point[7]), (Precipitation[8])

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "Sahand, Osku County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
5. "Details of the establishment of the new city Shahriar by the private sector". ahrabnews.com (in Persian). 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.