Roghun Explained

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]

Subdivisions

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]

JamoatPopulation (Jan. 2015)
Obigarm (town) 6,500
13,000
3,692

Climate

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 8 October 2020 . ru .
  2. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021130/http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf. 2 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 12 October 2020 . ru. 15–21.
  4. http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators