Official Name: | Roghun |
Native Name: | Роғун |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Districts of Republican Subordination |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 44,100 |
Population Urban: | 14,900 |
Timezone: | UTC+5 |
Coordinates: | 38.6978°N 69.7522°W |
Elevation Ft: | 4035 |
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Roghun (Russian: Рогун; Tajik: Роғун; Persian: راغون) is a city in Tajikistan. The city was the seat of the former Roghun District, and is part of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its population is estimated at 14,900 for the city proper and 44,100 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[1]
Before ca. 2018, Roghun was the seat of Roghun District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Roghun.[2] The city of Roghun covers Roghun proper, the town Obigarm and two jamoats.[3] These are as follows:[4]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) | |
---|---|---|
Obigarm (town) | 6,500 | |
13,000 | ||
3,692 |
Roghun has a continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsb) and experiences wet and cold winters with dry cool summers. The average annual temperature is 91NaN1. The hottest month is July with an average temperature of 20.71NaN1 and the coldest month is January with an average temperature of NaN1NaN1. The average annual precipitation is 877.62NaN2 and there is an average of 84.5 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 152.12NaN2 of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 3.92NaN2 of precipitation.