Borujen () is a city in the Central District of

Borujen County Borujen County () is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Borujen. History The village of Naqneh was elevated to the status of a city in 2007. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National C ...

, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Language

The city is populated by

Persians Persians ( ), or the Persian people (), are an Iranian ethnic group from West Asia that came from an earlier group called the Proto-Iranians, which likely split from the Indo-Iranians in 1800 BCE from either Afghanistan or Central Asia. They ...

with a minority of

Lurs The Lurs, Lors or Luris () are an Iranian people living in western and southern Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language. Lorestan province is name ...

and

Turkic peoples Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West Asia, West, Central Asia, Central, East Asia, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. "Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members ...

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

Topography

The city is located in a valley with the same name, which has a total area of 580 m² in the eastern part of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.

Weather and climate

Borujen is well known for its extremely cold weather, usually mentioned as one of the coldest Iranian cities in national weather forecasts. It 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. Snow days are normally 122 days per year, and the temperature could reach -27 °C. The maximum observed temperature has been 36 °C. Average annual precipitation is 243 mm (24% in the spring, 1% in the summer, 33% in the fall, and 44% in the winter).

Higher education

Borujen hosts several higher education institutes:
Payam-e-Noor University of Boroujen

Islamic Azad University of Boroujen

Nursing Faculty of Boroujen

Boroujen Technical School

Gallery

Inverted tulips Borujen.jpg, Inverted Tulips, Siasard Area Mosalla bridge 2 borujen.jpg, Mosalla Bridge Isfahan Borujen Road.jpg, Boroujen-Isfahan Road

Notes

References

External links

Municipal BorujenGovernor BorujenBorujen News Agency
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110712025929/http://broujencity.ir {{Borujen County, state=collapsed Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province Populated places in Borujen County