Avaj (Persian: آوج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Avaj
Persian: آوج | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Avaj | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′48″N 49°13′19″E / 35.58000°N 49.22194°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| County | Avaj |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,142 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editLanguage
editThe people of Avaj speak Azerbaijani.[citation needed]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,695 in 1,042 households,[5] when it was capital of the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,609 people in 1,616 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,142 people in 1,621 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County. Avaj was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]
Overview
editAvaj lies 130 miles (210 km) west of Tehran along Road 37, about 20 kilometres south by road from Abgarm. The city is in an agricultural area.[8] Avaj was near the epicenter of the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and thus was severely affected by it, with roughly half the town having been razed.[9]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Avaj (elevation:2,034.9 m (6,676 ft)), normals for 1997-2005 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.0 (1.69) |
37.3 (1.47) |
67.6 (2.66) |
63.0 (2.48) |
34.9 (1.37) |
3.3 (0.13) |
7.7 (0.30) |
5.4 (0.21) |
2.1 (0.08) |
31.7 (1.25) |
40.4 (1.59) |
52.1 (2.05) |
388.5 (15.28) |
| Source: IRIMO[10] | |||||||||||||
See also
edit
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Avaj, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Avaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054048" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin 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.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 121469/17169K. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Ramazi, Hamidreza; Haghani, Reza (November 2006). "The 22 June 2002 Avaj, Iran, Earthquake: A Field Report". Seismological Research Letters. 77 (6): 723–730. doi:10.1785/gssrl.77.6.723. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ Hafesi, Parisa (24 June 2002). "Hundreds killed in Iran earthquake". The Guardian. Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ "Statistics of 200 synoptic staations: Avaj(99310)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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