Langarud Explained

Official Name:Langarud
Native Name:Persian: لنگرود
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gilan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Langarud
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:79445
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:37.1956°N 50.1517°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Langarud (Persian: لنگرود) is a city in the Central District of Langarud County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 65,369 in 18,875 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 74,477 people in 23,864 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 79,445 people in 27,318 households.[5]

Geography

Location

Langarud is on the south coast of the Caspian Sea, 58km (36miles) east of Rasht, the provincial capital and 14km (09miles) east of Lahijan.[6] One of the most important tourist attractions of Langarud is the coast of Chamkhaleh, located 10.3km (06.4miles) northeast of the city.[6]

The old city is divided in two parts by Langeroud river. When Nader Shah was the king, Langerud had been one of the most important dockyards in the north of Iran. The most famous archaeological place in Langerud is the Clay Bridge (Pole Kheshti), a historical bridge across the Langerud river.[7]

Climate

Langarud has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Cf), with warm, humid summers and cool, damp winters.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Langarud, Langarud County . . 5 October 2023 . 5 October 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012175417/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 12 October 2016 . 12 September 1990 . 12 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls . 8 October 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx . Excel . 4 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Distance between cities of Iran . 25 June 2024 . bahesab.ir . Persian.
  7. Web site: Langeroud . 27 November 2009 . Flickr . 2013-05-25.

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