Bandar-e Gaz
Bandar-e Gaz
Persian: بندرگز | |
|---|---|
City | |
Bandar-e Gaz | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′26″N 53°56′53″E / 36.77389°N 53.94806°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Bandar-e Gaz |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 20,742 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Bandar-e Gaz at GEOnet Names Server | |
Bandar-e Gaz (Persian: بندرگز)[a] is a city in the Central District of Bandar-e Gaz County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Demographics
Language
The people of Bandar-e-Gaz speak the Mazandarani language.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 17,923 in 4,679 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 18,734 people in 5,481 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,742 people in 6,715 households.[3]
Overview
Bandar-e Gaz is in the southeastern fringes of Gorgan Bay (ru:Горганский залив), at a distance of 20 km south of Bandar Torkaman and 48 km from Gorgan.
Before the establishment of Bandar Torkaman, this port was the most important commercial port in the west of Mazandaran, Semnan and Khorasan. Bandar-e Gaz became an industrial center due to its location on the commercial highway in northwest Iran. Oil-extraction, rice-grinding and cotton-purifying factories were established in the city. The coastal areas of the city include wetlands, groves and wildlife.
Climate
| Climate data for Bandar-e Gaz (elevation: -14, precipitation normals) 2013-2023 36°46′01″N 53°57′00″E / 36.767°N 53.95°E | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.62 (1.72) |
43.88 (1.73) |
62.16 (2.45) |
43.55 (1.71) |
29.38 (1.16) |
16.16 (0.64) |
25.96 (1.02) |
13.13 (0.52) |
45.09 (1.78) |
64.65 (2.55) |
66.43 (2.62) |
32.99 (1.30) |
487 (19.2) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0.24 (0.09) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.185 (0.07) |
0 (0) |
0.24 (0.09) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.1 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 88.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Source: IRIMO[9](snow-precip days 2013-2022) | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "میدان امامت [Meydan-e Emamat], Bandar-e Gaz, بخش مرکزی شهرستان بندر گز [Central District of Bandar-e Gaz County], Bandar-e-Gaz County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "QWFX+H63 Bandar Gaz, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Bandar-e Gaz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055115" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مازندران [Reforms and changes of national divisions in Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6EEF061C-D362-4743-AB82-1E101444D9C7. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Monthly total precipitation for Bandar-e Gaz (99304)". data.irimo.ir. I.R. of Iran Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 9 May 2024.