Kakhk

For the administrative divisions, see Kakhk District and Kakhk Rural District.

Kakhk Persian: کاخْک
City
Kakhk
Coordinates: 34°08′53″N 58°38′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Gonabad
District	Kakhk
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,625
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kakhk at GEOnet Names Server

Kakhk (Persian: کاخْک)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kakhk District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,015 in 1,252 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,413 people in 1,338 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,625 people in 1,549 households.^[2]

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.^[7][8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kākhak and Kākhk; also known as Kākh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Kakhk, Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. 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".
4. Habibi, Hassan (1 June 2017) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.7504; Notification 127903/T17245K. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan 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): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. "Kakhk on the map of Iran, location on the map, exact time". im.maptons.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
8. "Kakhk, South Khorasan, IR Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 18 July 2022.