Borujen

The city is populated by Persians with a minority of Lurs and Turkic peoples.{{Cite web|title=Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari#|url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171156/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari|archive-date=2017-12-04}}{{Cite web|last=Anonby|first=Erik|title=Atlas of the Languages of Iran: A working classification|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.classification|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229013417/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.classification|archive-date=2019-12-29}}

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 49,077 in 12,828 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 52,694 people in 14,858 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 57,071 people in 17,228 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=24 May 2019}}

The city is located in a valley with the same name, which has a total area of 580 m² in the eastern part of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.

Borujen is well known for its extremely cold weather, usually mentioned as one of the coldest Iranian cities in national weather forecasts. It is located on an altitude of about 2197 m above sea level. Its climate is usually a combination of moderate summers and 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 annual precipitation is 243 mm (24% in the spring, 1% in the summer, 33% in the fall, and 44% in the winter).

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|Jan high C = 3.8

|Feb high C = 6.4

|Mar high C = 11.0

|Apr high C = 17.1

|May high C = 22.7

|Jun high C = 28.7

|Jul high C = 31.5

|Aug high C = 31.0

|Sep high C = 27.2

|Oct high C = 20.7

|Nov high C = 13.4

|Dec high C = 8.0

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| Jan mean C =-1.9

| Feb mean C =0.6

| Mar mean C =4.8

| Apr mean C =10.2

| May mean C =14.6

| Jun mean C =19.1

| Jul mean C =22.2

| Aug mean C =21.3

| Sep mean C =17.3

| Oct mean C =11.9

| Nov mean C =6.2

| Dec mean C =1.9

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -7.7

|Feb low C = -5.2

|Mar low C = -1.4

|Apr low C = 3.3

|May low C = 6.5

|Jun low C = 9.5

|Jul low C = 13.0

|Aug low C = 11.6

|Sep low C = 7.4

|Oct low C = 3.0

|Nov low C = -0.9

|Dec low C = -4.2

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| Jan precipitation mm =45.3

| Feb precipitation mm =33.6

| Mar precipitation mm =54.1

| Apr precipitation mm =27.4

| May precipitation mm =8.9

| Jun precipitation mm =1.2

| Jul precipitation mm =0.8

| Aug precipitation mm =0.1

| Sep precipitation mm =0.2

| Oct precipitation mm =5.2

| Nov precipitation mm =23.7

| Dec precipitation mm =53.7

| year precipitation mm =

| Jan humidity =60

| Feb humidity =53

| Mar humidity =47

| Apr humidity =40

| May humidity =33

| Jun humidity =24

| Jul humidity =24

| Aug humidity =23

| Sep humidity =24

| Oct humidity =34

| Nov humidity =45

| Dec humidity =54

| year humidity =

| Jan dew point C =-9.0

| Feb dew point C =-8.4

| Mar dew point C =-6.2

| Apr dew point C =-2.9

| May dew point C =-0.9

| Jun dew point C =-0.8

| Jul dew point C =2.3

| Aug dew point C =0.8

| Sep dew point C =-2.2

| Oct dew point C =-3.2

| Nov dew point C =-5.1

| Dec dew point C =-7.0

| Jan sun =215.0

| Feb sun =226.8

| Mar sun =242.8

| Apr sun =256.4

| May sun =333.4

| Jun sun =359.8

| Jul sun =342.3

| Aug sun =341.5

| Sep sun =319.2

| Oct sun =293.6

| Nov sun =230.0

| Dec sun =219.4

|source = IRIMO {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217102629/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp|date=February 17, 2016}}

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Borujen hosts several higher education institutes:

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110621190000/http://www.borujenpnu.org/ Payam-e-Noor University of Boroujen] {{in lang|fa}}
• [http://www.iauboroujen.ac.ir/ Islamic Azad University of Boroujen] {{in lang|fa}}
• [http://skums.ac.ir/nursing-b/index.aspx Nursing Faculty of Boroujen] {{in lang|fa}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100316221157/http://afpb.ac.ir/ Boroujen Technical School] {{in lang|fa}}

Inverted tulips Borujen.jpg|Inverted Tulips, Siasard Area

Mosalla bridge 2 borujen.jpg|Mosalla Bridge

Isfahan Borujen Road.jpg|Boroujen-Isfahan Road

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• [http://shborujen.ir/ Municipal Borujen]
• [http://ostan-chb.ir/index.aspx?tempname=broujen&lang=1&sub=3/ Governor Borujen]
• [http://www.borujensalam.ir/ Borujen News Agency]
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110712025929/http://broujencity.ir

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Category:Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

Category:Populated places in Borujen County