Lordegan

For the administrative division, see Lordegan County.

Lordegan (Persian and Luri: لردگان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Lordegan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5]

Lordegan لردگان
City
Cheshmeh-ye Beram
Lordegan
Coordinates: 31°30′34″N 50°50′04″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Lordegan
District	Central
Elevation [2]	1,764 m (5,787 ft)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	40,528
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 22,728 in 4,459 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 35,276 people in 8,037 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 40,528 people in 10,482 households.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Lordegan (1995–2010 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	12.7 (54.9)	17.0 (62.6)	21.9 (71.4)	28.3 (82.9)	34.3 (93.7)	37.0 (98.6)	36.8 (98.2)	32.7 (90.9)	26.6 (79.9)	18.2 (64.8)	12.4 (54.3)	23.9 (75.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	6.0 (42.8)	9.6 (49.3)	14.1 (57.4)	19.1 (66.4)	24.2 (75.6)	27.5 (81.5)	27.1 (80.8)	22.7 (72.9)	17.3 (63.1)	10.3 (50.5)	5.7 (42.3)	15.6 (60.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.9 (26.8)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.2 (36.0)	6.2 (43.2)	9.9 (49.8)	14.2 (57.6)	18.0 (64.4)	17.5 (63.5)	12.6 (54.7)	8.0 (46.4)	2.5 (36.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	7.2 (45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	127.1 (5.00)	86.5 (3.41)	86.1 (3.39)	64.1 (2.52)	8.1 (0.32)	0.5 (0.02)	1.0 (0.04)	0.3 (0.01)	1.2 (0.05)	5.7 (0.22)	51.6 (2.03)	122.8 (4.83)	555 (21.84)
Average relative humidity (%)	66	57	50	49	35	25	24	23	26	33	51	63	42
Average dew point °C (°F)	−3.3 (26.1)	−3.4 (25.9)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.3 (36.1)	3.0 (37.4)	3.5 (38.3)	5.9 (42.6)	4.6 (40.3)	1.8 (35.2)	0.2 (32.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.9 (33.7)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	194.9	202.2	235.2	244.5	316	351.8	343.3	342.9	320.5	290.4	226.5	201.4	3,269.6
Source: IRIMO (Dew Point 1995–2005)[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Lordagān, Lordegān, and Lordgān; also known as Lordajān, Lordakān, and Lurdagān^[4]