Varzaneh | |
Native Name: | Persian: ورزنه |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Isfahan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Varzaneh |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 12714 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Varzaneh (Persian: ورزنه) is a city in the Central District of Varzaneh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,506 in 2,981 households, when it was in the former Bon Rud District of Isfahan County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 11,924 people in 3,443 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,714 people in 3,900 households.[5]
In 2021, Bon Rud District was separated from Isfahan County in the establishment of Varzaneh County. Varzaneh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2]
Varzaneh is 105 km southeast of Isfahan and 240 km from Yazd. The area of this city is more than 23,000 square kilometers, which is located at an altitude of 1,477 meters above sea level. Its climate is desert and completely dry, so that in July, its temperature reaches 40 degrees Celsius. Temperatures sometimes drop below zero after midnight in January and February.[6]