Zarrineh

For the administrative division, see Zarrineh Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Zarrineh.

Zarrineh (Persian: زرينه)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Karaftu District of Divandarreh County, Kurdistan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Zarrineh Rural District.^[5]

Zarrineh Persian: زرينه
City
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Coordinates: 36°03′42″N 46°55′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Divandarreh
District	Karaftu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,091
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Climate

Climate data for Zarrineh (1989-2005normals), elevation: 2,142.6 m (7,030 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.4 (22.3)	−4.9 (23.2)	0.0 (32.0)	6.9 (44.4)	11.4 (52.5)	16.8 (62.2)	21.1 (70.0)	21.1 (70.0)	16.2 (61.2)	10.4 (50.7)	3.4 (38.1)	−2.1 (28.2)	7.9 (46.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45.0 (1.77)	41.6 (1.64)	60.9 (2.40)	71.0 (2.80)	35.5 (1.40)	7.8 (0.31)	6.2 (0.24)	1.7 (0.07)	2.0 (0.08)	24.4 (0.96)	57.4 (2.26)	41.3 (1.63)	394.8 (15.56)
Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (temperatures[6]), (precipitation[7])

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.^[8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,272 in 266 households.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,854 people in 387 households.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,091 people in 495 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Zarrīneh^[3]