Azna (Persian: ازنا)[a] is a city in the Central District of Azna County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Azna Persian: ازنا | |
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  Azna | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′35″N 49°27′17″E / 33.45972°N 49.45472°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Lorestan |
| County | Azna |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 47,489 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 37,645 in 9,178 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 40,145 people in 11,128 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 47,489 people in 14,208 households.[2]
Geography
In the Zagros Mountains, the city is 133 km. east of Khoramabad and 75 km. south of Arak. The city is en route Esfahan–Khuzestan and is connected to the railway network of the country.[citation needed]
Climate
Azna has a dry-summer continental climate(Dsa) in Köppen climate classification with precipitation being higher in winter months than summer. Summers are dry and hot with very low precipitation from June to September. Winters are very cold and relatively wet.
| Climate data for Azna (2000-2005, elevation:1871.9) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.2 (3.00) | 34.9 (1.37) | 69.8 (2.75) | 98.4 (3.87) | 25.5 (1.00) | 2.2 (0.09) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.1 (0.04) | 14.3 (0.56) | 37.2 (1.46) | 96.6 (3.80) | 456.2 (17.94) |
| Source: IRIMO(temperature[7]), (precipitation[8]) | |||||||||||||
