Marivan (Persian: مريوان; (listen)ⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central DistrictofMarivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Marivan
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Marivan
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| Coordinates: 35°31′18″N 46°10′50″E / 35.52167°N 46.18056°E / 35.52167; 46.18056[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| County | Marivan |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population
(2016)[2]
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| • Total | 136,654 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | (+98)875 |
| Website | www |
The city is populated by ethnic Kurds and the people of Marivan speak Kurdish.[5]
The linguistic composition of the city:[6]
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 91,664 in 22,440 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 110,464 people in 29,743 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 136,654 people in 39,368 households.[2]
| Climate data for Marivan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
21.1 (69.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 172 (6.8) |
159 (6.3) |
160 (6.3) |
106 (4.2) |
45 (1.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
27 (1.1) |
88 (3.5) |
121 (4.8) |
878 (34.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[9] | |||||||||||||
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