Avaj Persian: آوج | |
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City | |
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  Avaj | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′48″N49°13′19″E / 35.58000°N 49.22194°E / 35.58000; 49.22194[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| County | Avaj |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 5,142 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Avaj (Persian: آوج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Demographics
Language
The people of Avaj speak Azerbaijani.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,695 in 1,042 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,609 people in 1,616 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,142 people in 1,621 households,[3] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County. Avaj was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5]
Overview
Avaj lies 130 miles (210 km) west of Tehran along Road 37, about 20 kilometres south by road from Abgarm. The city is in an agricultural area.[9] Avaj was near the epicenter of the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and thus was severely affected by it, with roughly half the town having been razed.[10]
Climate
| Climate data for Avaj (elevation:2,034.9 m (6,676 ft)), normals for 1997-2005 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8(28.8) | −0.8(30.6) | 4.2(39.6) | 9.9(49.8) | 13.9(57.0) | 19.4(66.9) | 22.0(71.6) | 22.7(72.9) | 18.3(64.9) | 13.1(55.6) | 5.2(41.4) | 1.4(34.5) | 10.6(51.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.0(1.69) | 37.3(1.47) | 67.6(2.66) | 63.0(2.48) | 34.9(1.37) | 3.3(0.13) | 7.7(0.30) | 5.4(0.21) | 2.1(0.08) | 31.7(1.25) | 40.4(1.59) | 52.1(2.05) | 388.5(15.28) |
| Source: IRIMO[11] | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Avaj, دهستان شهیدآباد, بخش مرکزی شهرستان آوج [Shahidabad Rural District, Central District of Avaj County], Avaj County, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^"H6HC+XQW Avaj, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^Avaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054048" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (4 January 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1390/10/14 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد شهرستان آوج به مرکزیت شهر آوج در استان قزوین [Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 62642/42/04/1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان بویین زهرا در استان قزوین [Changes in the national divisions in Buin Zahra County in Qazvin 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] 80CDFE19-D021-4D3D-8886-DCB00934881F. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^Ramazi, Hamidreza; Haghani, Reza (November 2006). "The 22 June 2002 Avaj, Iran, Earthquake: A Field Report". Seismological Research Letters. 77 (6): 723–730. doi:10.1785/gssrl.77.6.723. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^Hafesi, Parisa (24 June 2002). "Hundreds killed in Iran earthquake". The Guardian. Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^"Statistics of 200 synoptic staations: Avaj(99310)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
