Gilan-e Gharb

Gilan-e Gharb
Persian: گيلانغرب
City
Gilan-e Gharb is located in Iran
Gilan-e Gharb
Gilan-e Gharb
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°08′26″N 45°55′06″E / 34.14056°N 45.91833°E / 34.14056; 45.91833
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyGilan-e Gharb
DistrictCentral
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
22,331
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code0834

Gilan-e Gharb (Persian: گيلانغرب) is a city in the Central District of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Climate

Gilan-e Gharb has a Mediterranean climate (Csa), according to the Köppen climate classification.

Climate data for Gilan-e Gharb (normals and extremes for 1998-2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 30.4
(86.7)		 35.8
(96.4)		 40.0
(104.0)		 46.0
(114.8)		 46.0
(114.8)		 47.6
(117.7)		 44.3
(111.7)		 38.6
(101.5)		 34.0
(93.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 47.6
(117.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)		 13.8
(56.8)		 17.7
(63.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 28.8
(83.8)		 36.0
(96.8)		 39.6
(103.3)		 40.4
(104.7)		 37.4
(99.3)		 31.6
(88.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 16.7
(62.1)		 26.7
(80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12.5
(54.5)		 16.0
(60.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 32.1
(89.8)		 33.0
(91.4)		 30.4
(86.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 17.9
(64.2)		 11.8
(53.2)		 20.7
(69.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7)		 4.2
(39.6)		 6.7
(44.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 20.7
(69.3)		 23.8
(74.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 18.2
(64.8)		 12.2
(54.0)		 6.6
(43.9)		 14.2
(57.5)
Record low °C (°F) −10.2
(13.6)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 4.0
(39.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 10.0
(50.0)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −10.2
(13.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.3
(2.26)		 88.8
(3.50)		 61.8
(2.43)		 71.6
(2.82)		 29.6
(1.17)		 2.0
(0.08)		 2.2
(0.09)		 2.1
(0.08)		 2.6
(0.10)		 4.5
(0.18)		 62.2
(2.45)		 60.4
(2.38)		 445.1
(17.54)
Average rainy days 7.35 9.65 6.9 8.25 5.2 0.35 0.05 0.05 0.25 1.3 5.95 8.4 53.7
Average relative humidity (%) 63.3 60.2 55.5 52.2 43 27.2 23.4 23 23.3 29.1 47.2 56.9 42.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 175.8 174.3 189.3 220.5 247.8 324.9 349.5 335.9 327.3 267.2 204.6 176.8 2,993.9
Source: Kermanshah Meteorological Office (rainy days 2000-2021, daily mean 2004-2021, sun 2002-2017)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds from the Kalhor tribe.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,431 in 4,620 households. The following census in 2011 counted 20,922 people in 5,504 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 22,331 people in 6,652 households.

Infrastructure

Roads

The main access road is the Gilan-e Gharb-Eslamabad-e Gharb route connecting it to Kermanshah. It is also located on the Qasr-e Shirin-Ilam road which has become a shorter route after the paving of the nawdar rural road in 2015. Other routes include the Gilan-e Gharb-Sarpol-e Zahab and Gilan-e Gharb-Sumar roads.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Gīlān-e Gharb; also known as Gharb and Giyelan (Kurdish: گیەڵان)

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Gilan-e Gharb, Gilan-e Gharb County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Gilan-e Gharb at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 November 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808/907; Notification 82832/T122K. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library.
  5. ↑ "Data and Statistics of the provicne". kermanshahmet (in Persian). Applied Meteorological Research Center. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gilān-e Gharb". Iran Atlas. 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  9. ↑ "مسیر گیلانغرب به اسلام آباد غرب | فاصله گیلانغرب تا اسلام آباد غرب روی نقشه".
  10. ↑ "آغاز اجرایی طرح روکش آسفالت محورهای مواصلاتی گیلانغرب". 6 July 2022.
  11. 1 2 "ایران شناسی (144): گیلانغرب". 27 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "راهنمای سفر به گیلانغرب 1401 | گیلانِ غربِ کشور را بشناسید | زیگو". 22 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "مسیر ایلام به گیلانغرب | فاصله ایلام تا گیلانغرب روی نقشه".