Borujen

Borujen
Persian: بروجن
City
Siasard Touristic Area at sunset in summer
Siasard Touristic Area at sunset in summer
Borujen is located in Iran
Borujen
Borujen
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 31°58′19″N 51°17′30″E / 31.97194°N 51.29167°E / 31.97194; 51.29167
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyMobarakeh
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorGarshasb Rigi
Elevation
2,197 m (7,208 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
57,071
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code382

Borujen (Persian: بروجن) is a city in the Isfahan province, Iran.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The city is populated by Persians.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 49,077 in 12,828 households. The following census in 2011 counted 52,694 people in 14,858 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 57,071 people in 17,228 households.

Geography

Weather and climate

Borujen has a Continental climate in Köppen climate classification, with warm to hot and dry summers (Dsa). In the climate classification scheme created by Karimi, Borujen has a semi-humid climate with temperate summers and very cold winters. In most classification schemes, Borujen's climate is classified as Arid (as in De Martone) or Semi-arid (as in Ivanov and Barat).

The City's weather station is located on an altitude of about 2197 m above sea level. Its climate is usually a combination of moderate summers and very cold winters. The landscape and plant cover is that of steppes. The maximum observed temperature was 36.6 °C, and the lowest was −26.8 °C.

Borujen is well known for its extremely cold weather, and experiences 132 days with frost annually. The relative humidity is generally low, and averages 38% in year. Cloud cover decreases in the spring, reaches its minimum in the summer, and increases again with the start of the fall season, and reaches its maximum in winter. On average there are only 21 days per year with full cloud cover, and sunshine is the highest among the province's cities.

Climate data for Boroujen (1988–2005, elevation = 2197 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
6.4
(43.5)
11.0
(51.8)
17.1
(62.8)
22.7
(72.9)
28.7
(83.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.0
(87.8)
27.2
(81.0)
20.7
(69.3)
13.4
(56.1)
8.0
(46.4)
18.5
(65.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
0.6
(33.1)
4.8
(40.6)
10.2
(50.4)
14.6
(58.3)
19.1
(66.4)
22.2
(72.0)
21.3
(70.3)
17.3
(63.1)
11.9
(53.4)
6.2
(43.2)
1.9
(35.4)
10.7
(51.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−5.2
(22.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
3.3
(37.9)
6.5
(43.7)
9.5
(49.1)
13.0
(55.4)
11.6
(52.9)
7.4
(45.3)
3.0
(37.4)
−0.9
(30.4)
−4.2
(24.4)
2.9
(37.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45.3
(1.78)
33.6
(1.32)
54.1
(2.13)
27.4
(1.08)
8.9
(0.35)
1.2
(0.05)
0.8
(0.03)
0.1
(0.00)
0.2
(0.01)
5.2
(0.20)
23.7
(0.93)
53.7
(2.11)
254.2
(9.99)
Average relative humidity (%) 60 53 47 40 33 24 24 23 24 34 45 54 38
Average dew point °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)
−8.4
(16.9)
−6.2
(20.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
−0.8
(30.6)
2.3
(36.1)
0.8
(33.4)
−2.2
(28.0)
−3.2
(26.2)
−5.1
(22.8)
−7.0
(19.4)
−3.5
(25.6)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 215.0 226.8 242.8 256.4 333.4 359.8 342.3 341.5 319.2 293.6 230.0 219.4 3,380.2
Source: IRIMO

Higher education

Borujen hosts several higher education institutes:

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Borujen at Wikimedia Commons

flag Iran portal

Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Boroojen, Borūjen, and Broojen; also known as Borojen, Oorjen, and Urjen

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 August 2024). "City limits, Borujen County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "X7CR+QMF Borujen, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "ايستگاه ها - اداره کل هواشناسي استان چهارمحال و بختياري". Archived from the original on 19 October 2004.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Borujen at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Climatological Factors of the Region". Chbmet (in Persian). Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Meteorological Office. Archived from the original (asp) on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Climatological Elements of the province". chbmet (in Persian). Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Meteorological Service. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Archived February 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine