Kakhk

City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kakhk (Persian: کاخْک)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kakhk District[5] in Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Kakhk
Persian: کاخْک
City
Kakhk is located in Iran
Kakhk
Kakhk
Coordinates: 34°08′53″N 58°38′44″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictKakhk
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
4,625
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,015 in 1,252 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,413 people in 1,338 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,625 people in 1,549 households.[3]

Geography and climate

The city is classified as having a steppe climate with medium latitude at an altitude of 1483.26 meters above sea level. The annual temperature of the region is 17.42 degrees Celsius and 1.01% lower than the average temperature of Iran. Kakhk normally receives about 26.86 mm of rain and has 51.34 rainy days annually.[8][9]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Kākhak and Kākhk; also known as Kākh[4]

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