Jirandeh
City in Gilan province, Iran
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Jirandeh (Persian: جيرنده)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Amarlu District in Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Jirandeh Rural District.[7] The village of Jirandeh was converted to a city in 1993.[3] It is north of the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.
Etymology
In the Tati language, Jirindih means "lower village": jirin ("lower") + dih ("village," "land").
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Jirandeh's residents are Tat people and they speak the Tati language.[8][9]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,616 in 754 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 2,584 people in 819 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,320 people in 791 households.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Jirandeh (2006-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.24 (0.91) |
34.83 (1.37) |
36.20 (1.43) |
39.88 (1.57) |
39.66 (1.56) |
4.16 (0.16) |
9.20 (0.36) |
5.90 (0.23) |
4.66 (0.18) |
43.91 (1.73) |
59.41 (2.34) |
27.83 (1.10) |
328.88 (12.94) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 64 | 53 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 59 |
| Source: IRIMO[12][13] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh (born 1993), professional footballer
