Roghun (; ) is a city in Tajikistan. The city was the seat of the former Roghun District, and is part of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its population is estimated at 14,900 for the city proper and 44,100 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).
Subdivisions Before ca. 2018, Roghun was the seat of Roghun District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Roghun. The city of Roghun covers Roghun proper, the town Obigarm and two jamoats. These are as follows:Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015) Obigarm (town) 6,500 Qadiob 13,000 Sicharog 3,692
Climate Roghun has a continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsb) and experiences wet and cold winters with dry warm (although rather cool by subtropical standards) summers. The average annual temperature is . The hottest month is July with an average temperature of and the coldest month is January with an average temperature of . The average annual precipitation is and there is an average of 84.5 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of of precipitation.
See also Roghun Dam
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