Meymunaq

Meymunaq ميمونق
Village
Meymunaq
Coordinates: 37°22′57″N 46°24′31″E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Maragheh
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Sarajuy-ye Shomali
Population  (2006)
• Total	394
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Meymunaq (Persian: ميمونق, romanized: Meymūnaq)^[1] is a village in Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 394, in 87 families.^[2]

Geography

The terrain around Meymūnaq is hilly to the north, but to the south it is flat. The highest point in the vicinity is 1,821 metres above sea level, 1.9 km north of Meymūnaq. Around Meymūnaq it is quite densely populated, with 155 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[3] The nearest major community is Marāgheh, 15.0 km west of Meymūnaq. The area around Meymūnaq is mostly farmland.^[4]

Climate

A cold steppe climate prevails in the region.^[5] The average annual temperature in the region is 13 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 30 °C, and the coldest is January, with -6 °C.^[6] average annual precipitation is 379 millimeters. The rainiest month is November, with an average of 60 mm of precipitation, and the driest is August, with 2 mm of precipitation.^[7]

References

1. Meymunaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813395" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
3. "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density".
4. "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification".
5. "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11: 1633–1644.
6. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index".
7. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)".