Malard
City in Tehran province, Iran
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Malard (Persian: ملارد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Malard County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[6] and the district. It is also the administrative center for Malard-e Shomali Rural District.[7][b] In 1995, the village of Malard merged with the village of Sar Asiab-e Malard (سرآسیاب ملارد) to become the city of Malard.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 228,673 in 61,302 households,[8] when it was capital of the former Malard District of Shahriar County. The following census in 2011 counted 290,817 people in 85,445 households,[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malard County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Malard as the county's capital.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 281,027 people in 86,830 households.[4]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as cold semi-arid (BSk).[10]
| Climate data for Malard | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
28 (82) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
16 (61) |
10 (50) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8 (46) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27 (81) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) |
35 (1.4) |
39 (1.5) |
33 (1.3) |
17 (0.7) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
15 (0.6) |
26 (1.0) |
32 (1.3) |
253 (10.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1191m[10] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The city is served by buses from the municipal-run Malard and Suburbs Bus Organization, connecting the city to Shahriar, Karaj, Qods, and Tehran.
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