Roghun

Roghun (Tajik: Роғун; Persian: راغون‎) is a city in Tajikistan. The city was the seat of the former Roghun District, and is part of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its population is estimated at 14,900 for the city proper and 44,100 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[2]

Roghun

Роғун
Roghun
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°41′52″N 69°45′8″E
Country Tajikistan
RegionDistricts of Republican Subordination
Elevation1,230 m (4,035 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • City44,100
 • Urban
14,900
Time zoneUTC+5

Subdivisions

Before ca. 2018, Roghun was the seat of Roghun District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Roghun.[3] The city of Roghun covers Roghun proper, the town Obigarm and two jamoats.[4] These are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Obigarm (town)6,500[3]
Qadiob13,000
Sicharog3,692

Climate

Roghun has a Warm Summer Continental Climate (Köppen: Dsb) and experiences wet and cold winters with dry cool summers. The average annual temperature is 9 °C (48.2 °F). The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of -5.5 °C (22.1 °F). The average annual precipitation is 877.6mm (34.6") and has an average of 84.5 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 152.1mm (6") of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 3.9mm (0.2") of precipitation.[1]

Climate data for Roghun
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 5.3
(41.5)		 12.6
(54.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 23.6
(74.5)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.3
(79.3)		 22.0
(71.6)		 14.4
(57.9)		 7.2
(45.0)		 1.1
(34.0)		 12.9
(55.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 2.2
(36.0)		 9.0
(48.2)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.7
(63.9)		 20.7
(69.3)		 19.7
(67.5)		 14.9
(58.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 8.2
(46.7)
Average low °C (°F) −10.8
(12.6)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 2.1
(35.8)		 5.5
(41.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 11.8
(53.2)		 10.5
(50.9)		 5.9
(42.6)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 0.9
(33.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.1
(3.55)		 107.8
(4.24)		 152.1
(5.99)		 147.8
(5.82)		 128.3
(5.05)		 20.7
(0.81)		 13.9
(0.55)		 3.9
(0.15)		 4.8
(0.19)		 55.5
(2.19)		 68.3
(2.69)		 84.4
(3.32)		 877.6
(34.55)
Average precipitation days 8.4 9.8 12.3 12.2 11.2 4.7 2.9 1.4 1.7 5.4 6.3 8.2 84.5
Average relative humidity (%) 68.8 68.8 64.7 61.7 56.8 43.7 38.1 38.8 41.8 51.2 58.4 65.5 54.9
Source: Weatherbase.com [1]

See also

References
  1. "Climate of Roghun". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015.
  4. "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
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