Roghun (russian: Рогун; tg, Роғун; fa, راغون) is a city in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. The city was the seat of the former

Roghun District Roghun District (russian: Рогунский район) or Nohiyai Roghun ( tg, Ноҳияи Роғун) is a former district in the Districts of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, bordering on Faizobod District from the west, the Vahdat Di ...

, and is part of the

Districts of Republican Subordination tg, Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ , native_name_lang = , other_name = ناحیه های تابع جمهوری , settlement_type = Region , image_skyline = , ...

. Its population is estimated at 14,900 for the city proper and 44,100 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).

Subdivisions

Before ca. 2018, Roghun was the seat of

, which covered the rural part of the present city of Roghun. The city of Roghun covers Roghun proper, the town

Obigarm Obigarm (Russian and Tajik: Обигарм) is a town in Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Roghun in Districts of Republican Subordination.''Republic of Tajikistan'', map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Ca ...

and two jamoats. These are as follows:Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020

Climate

Roghun has a

continental Mediterranean climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...

: ''Dsb'') and experiences wet and cold winters with dry cool summers. The average annual temperature is . The hottest month is July with an average temperature of and the coldest month is January with an average temperature of . The average annual precipitation is and there is an average of 84.5 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of of precipitation.

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Populated places in Districts of Republican Subordination {{Tajikistan-geo-stub

Subdivisions

Climate

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