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Bandar Lengeh

City in Hormozgan province, Iran

Bandar Lengeh

City in Hormozgan province, Iran

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Bandar Lengeh () is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, 280 km from Lar, 192 km from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal cities in southern Iran.

History

The British attacking the pirate port of Linga on 16 November 1809

Lengeh was a center for trade between Oman and Iran for over 60 years, from 1759 to 1814. After 1814, Bandar Abbas played a major role in regional trade.

Demographics

Language

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Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,303 in 5,589 households. The following census in 2011 counted 30,478 people in 6,735 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 30,435 people in 8,452 households.

Climate

Bandar Lengeh has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls from December to March.

| Jan record high C = 31.6 | Feb record high C = 32.4 | Mar record high C = 36.0 | Apr record high C = 43.4 | May record high C = 49.0 | Jun record high C = 49.0 | Jul record high C = 47.0 | Aug record high C = 44.0 | Sep record high C = 44.4 | Oct record high C = 42.5 | Nov record high C = 37.3 | Dec record high C = 32.0 | year record high C = 49.0 | Jan record low C = 6.0 | Feb record low C = 7.0 | Mar record low C = 9.1 | Apr record low C = 10.0 | May record low C = 16.0 | Jun record low C = 20.0 | Jul record low C = 22.0 | Aug record low C = 24.0 | Sep record low C = 20.9 | Oct record low C = 17.0 | Nov record low C = 9.0 | Dec record low C = 6.0 | year record low C = 6.0 | Jan dew point C = 11.0 | Feb dew point C = 12.4 | Mar dew point C = 15.2 | Apr dew point C = 18.1 | May dew point C = 21.6 | Jun dew point C = 25.4 | Jul dew point C = 27.2 | Aug dew point C = 27.2 | Sep dew point C = 25.5 | Oct dew point C = 21.7 | Nov dew point C = 15.9 | Dec dew point C = 12.4 | year dew point C = 19.5 |access-date = January 1, 2024}}{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IR/40883.TXT |url-status = dead |access-date = December 29, 2012}}

Notes

References

References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). (17 November 2024). "Bandar Lengeh, Bandar Lengeh County".
  2. {{GEOnet3. -3055126
  3. Habibi, Hassan. (c. 2022). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city". Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council.
  4. "Language distribution: Hormozgan Province".
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
  7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
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