Borujen

Boroujen

بروجن
**Borojen**
Boroujen بروجن Borojen
	Siasard Touristic Area (at Sunset, Summer time)
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
County	Borujen County
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• Mayor	Mohammadali Shafi'zadeh
Elevation	2,197 m (7,208 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	49,077
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code	382
Website	http://broujencity.ir

Borujen (Template:Lang-fa, also Romanized as Borojen, Borūjen, Boroojen; also known as Urjen, or Oorjen)^[2] is a city in and capital of Borujen County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 49,077, in 12,828 families.^[3]

Its geographical situation makes it a critical junction between south-west and central parts of the country, thus provoking the industrial growth of the region.

History

The exact foundation date is not well known. However, based on the most ancient graveyard found in the city dating back to 1596 AD (1004 Hijri Qamari ^[4]), one can calculate the date in which the people started to live in the region.

The date in which the popoultion becomes centralized in the region and the first municipality was created comes back to the Constitutional Revolution in which the Saad ad-Daula has gathered in the city with his forces to depart to invade Esfahan and then Tehran.

Weather and Climate

Boroujen is well known by its extremely cold weather, usually mentioned as one of the coldest Iran cities in national weather forecasts. It is located on an altitude of about 2197 m from sea levels. Its climate is usually combined of moderate summer climates as well as 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 annular precipitation is 243 mm (24% in the spring, 1% in the summer, 33% in the fall, and 44% in the winter).

Boroujen has one of the highest elevation among all Iran cities, making it rich and fruitful in terms of vegetable and animal environment.

Climate data for Boroujen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	15.0 (59.0)	20.0 (68.0)	23.0 (73.4)	29.0 (84.2)	30.0 (86.0)	35.0 (95.0)	35.0 (95.0)	31.0 (87.8)	26.0 (78.8)	18.0 (64.4)	11.0 (51.8)	19.9 (67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.0 (6.8)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.0 (26.6)	2.0 (35.6)	5.0 (41.0)	11.0 (51.8)	7.0 (44.6)	2.0 (35.6)	1.0 (33.8)	−6.0 (21.2)	−15.0 (5.0)	1.1 (34.0)
Source: chaharmahalmet.ir ^[5]