Ben, Iran
City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran
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Ben (Persian: بن)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Demographics
The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,971 people in 4,049 households,[3] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County. Ben was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Ben(elevation: 2228m, 1995-2012 precipitation normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.7 (2.74) |
59.0 (2.32) |
51.8 (2.04) |
41.4 (1.63) |
11.0 (0.43) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.3 (0.01) |
6.0 (0.24) |
38.6 (1.52) |
65.5 (2.58) |
347.5 (13.67) |
| Source: Chaharmahalmet [9] | |||||||||||||
