Kharg
Persian: خارک | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 29°15′28″N 50°19′30″E / 29.25778°N 50.32500°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Bushehr |
County | Bushehr |
District | Kharg |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 8,193 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Kharg ( Persian: خارک) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kharg District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran. [4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 8,196 in 1,963 households. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,722 people in 2,115 households, [6] and the 2016 census showed 8,193 inhabitants living in 2,374 households. [2] Kharg is located on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.
Kharg has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification: BSh).
Climate data for Khark Island | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
18 (65) |
23 (73) |
27 (81) |
32 (89) |
33 (92) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
34 (94) |
31 (88) |
26 (78) |
20 (68) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11 (51) |
12 (53) |
15 (59) |
19 (67) |
24 (76) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
26 (79) |
22 (72) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
21 (69) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) |
46 (1.8) |
20 (0.8) |
10 (0.4) |
2.5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
41 (1.6) |
81 (3.2) |
280 (10.9) |
Source: Weatherbase [7] |