Jirandeh

For the administrative division, see Jirandeh Rural District. For the village in Qazvin province, see Jirandeh.

Jirandeh (Persian: جيرنده)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Amarlu District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Jirandeh Rural District.^[5] It is north of the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.

Jirandeh Persian: جیرنده Tati: جیریندیه
City
Jirandeh
Coordinates: 36°42′09″N 49°47′40″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rudbar
District	Amarlu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,320
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Etymology

In the Tati language, Jirindih means "lower village": jirin ("lower") + dih ("village," "land").

Climate

Climate data for Jirandeh (2006-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.6 (33.1)	2.9 (37.2)	7.9 (46.2)	10.6 (51.1)	16.0 (60.8)	18.9 (66.0)	20.2 (68.4)	21.5 (70.7)	18.5 (65.3)	15.2 (59.4)	8.2 (46.8)	3.3 (37.9)	12.0 (53.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.0 (39.2)	6.0 (42.8)	11.1 (52.0)	14.1 (57.4)	15.9 (60.6)	16.7 (62.1)	13.8 (56.8)	10.9 (51.6)	4.8 (40.6)	0.3 (32.5)	7.9 (46.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23.24 (0.91)	34.83 (1.37)	36.20 (1.43)	39.88 (1.57)	39.66 (1.56)	4.16 (0.16)	9.20 (0.36)	5.90 (0.23)	4.66 (0.18)	43.91 (1.73)	59.41 (2.34)	27.83 (1.10)	328.88 (12.94)
Average relative humidity (%)	61	64	53	60	57	60	61	54	59	58	57	61	59
Source: IRIMO[6][7]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Jirandeh's residents are Tat people and they speak the Tati language.^[8][9]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,616 in 754 households.^[10] The following census in 2011 counted 2,584 people in 819 households.^[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,320 people in 791 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Alireza Jahanbakhsh (born 1993), professional footballer

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jīrandeh; also known as Chūrandeh, Dzharindy, Jārandeh, and Jarindeh; (Tati: جیریندیه), romanized as Jirindih^[3]