Bandar Lengeh
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Bandar Lengeh
بندرلنگه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 26°33′29″N 54°52′50″E / 26.55806°N 54.88056°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hormozgan |
County | Bandar Lengeh |
Bakhsh | Central |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 30,435 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Bandar Lengeh (Persian: بندرلنگه, also Romanized as Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e-Langeh and Bandar Langeh; also known simply as Lengeh, Linja, Linjah or Lingah) is a harbour city and capital of Bandar Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The harbor is 280 km (170 mi) from Lar, 192 km (119 mi) from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km (260 mi) from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal cities in southern Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,303, in 5,589 families.
History
Lengeh was a center for trade between Oman and Iran for over 60 years, from 1759 to 1814. After 1814, Bandar Abbas played a major role in regional trade.
Language
The linguistic composition of the city:
Climate
Bandar Lengeh has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls from December to March.
Climate data for Bandar Lengeh | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
49.0 (120.2) |
49.0 (120.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
42.0 (107.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
42.5 (108.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
49.0 (120.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
31.1 (87.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
27.6 (81.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.9 (1.26) |
34.9 (1.37) |
25.8 (1.02) |
10.1 (0.40) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
4.2 (0.17) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.02) |
2.6 (0.10) |
27.6 (1.09) |
138.3 (5.46) |
Average rainy days | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 19.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230.6 | 214.3 | 240.2 | 256.8 | 318.0 | 320.6 | 286.8 | 280.8 | 272.3 | 296.1 | 264.8 | 243.3 | 3,224.6 |
Source: NOAA (1966-1990) |