Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

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Saman
Persian: سامان
City
Entrance to the city of Saman at night
Entrance to the city of Saman at night
Saman is located in Iran
Saman
Saman
Coordinates: 32°27′00″N 50°54′39″E / 32.45000°N 50.91083°E / 32.45000; 50.91083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountySaman
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
14,192
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saman (Persian: سامان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Saman County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Turkic people with a Persian minority.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,777 in 3,961 households,[7] when it was capital of the former Saman District in Shahrekord County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 15,327 people in 4,558 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,192 people in 4,554 households,[3] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Saman County. Saman was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Saman (2001-2013 normals and extremes)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16
(61)		 18
(64)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 32
(90)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 38
(100)		 35
(95)		 28
(82)		 23
(73)		 20
(68)		 38
(100)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5
(41)		 9
(48)		 15
(59)		 19
(66)		 25
(77)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 29
(84)		 23
(73)		 14
(57)		 8
(46)		 20
(68)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0
(32)		 3
(37)		 8
(46)		 12
(54)		 17
(63)		 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 21
(70)		 15
(59)		 8
(46)		 3
(37)		 13
(56)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5
(23)		 −2
(28)		 2
(36)		 6
(43)		 10
(50)		 14
(57)		 17
(63)		 16
(61)		 13
(55)		 8
(46)		 2
(36)		 −3
(27)		 7
(44)
Record low °C (°F) −22
(−8)		 −16
(3)		 −10
(14)		 −3
(27)		 2
(36)		 8
(46)		 4
(39)		 10
(50)		 3
(37)		 −2
(28)		 −8
(18)		 −18
(0)		 −22
(−8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57
(2.2)		 56
(2.2)		 53
(2.1)		 52
(2.0)		 10
(0.4)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 6
(0.2)		 57
(2.2)		 62
(2.4)		 355
(13.7)
Average relative humidity (%) 59 50 38 40 31 22 21 21 21 31 48 55 36
Mean monthly sunshine hours 217 220 250 236 298 349 346 341 312 275 211 202 3,257
Source: Chaharmahalmet[10]

See also

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Sāmān[4]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "سه راه قدس [Seh Rah-e Qods], Saman Village, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Saman County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. "CWX6+X8W Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari at GEOnet Names Server
  5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 January 2013) [تاریخ ابلاغیه : 1391/10/12 (Date of Resolution: 1391/10/12) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Resolution on national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. بختیاری شماره۲۰۰۶۷۱/ت۴۷۶۶۱ه [Notification Number 200671/T47661H]. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام تغییرات در محدوده تقسیمات کشوری استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Making changes in the boundaries of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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] 712E4A95-768E-4BE2-8900-BB06797BFAD3. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. "Synoptic Station of Saman" ايستگاه سينوپتيك سامان. Chaharmahalmet (asp). Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2024.