Shandiz
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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Shandiz (Persian: شانديز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shandiz District of Torqabeh and Shandiz County,[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[5]
Shandiz
Persian: شانديز | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Shandiz | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′46″N 59°18′33″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Torqabeh and Shandiz |
| District | Shandiz |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 13,987 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Shandiz at GEOnet Names Server | |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,402 in 1,706 households, when it was in Torqabeh District of Mashhad County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 10,428 people in 3,056 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County,[c] and Shandiz was transferred to the new Shandiz District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,987 people in 4,342 households.[2]
Climate
The climate of Shandiz is moderate, and due to the green nature, vegetation, thick and dense trees, the river, the southern and western heights of the city, it has cool weather in summers and very cold winters. Its average annual temperature is 25 degrees Celsius.[citation needed]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Binalud County[4]
