Bandar Lengeh

"Lengeh" redirects here. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Lengeh.

For the administrative division of Hormozgan province, see Bandar Lengeh County.

Bandar Lengeh (Persian: بندرلنگه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Bandar Lengeh Persian: بندر لنگه
City
Beach at Bandar Lengeh
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Coordinates: 26°33′34″N 54°53′06″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Bandar Lengeh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	30,435
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, 280 km (170 mi) from Lar, 192 km (119 mi) from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km (260 mi) from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal cities in southern Iran.

History

The British attacking the pirate port of Linga on 16 November 1809

Lengeh was a center for trade between Oman and Iran for over 60 years, from 1759 to 1814. After 1814, Bandar Abbas played a major role in regional trade.

Demographics

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:^[5]

Bandar Lengeh linguistic composition language percent Larestani/Achomi   49.5% Bandari   20% Arabic   20% New Persian   10% Koroshi   0.5%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 25,303 in 5,589 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 30,478 people in 6,735 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 30,435 people in 8,452 households.^[2]

Climate

Bandar Lengeh has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls from December to March.

Climate data for Bandar Lengeh (1991–2020, extremes 1966–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	31.6 (88.9)	32.4 (90.3)	36.0 (96.8)	43.4 (110.1)	49.0 (120.2)	49.0 (120.2)	47.0 (116.6)	44.0 (111.2)	44.4 (111.9)	42.5 (108.5)	37.3 (99.1)	32.0 (89.6)	49.0 (120.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.9 (73.2)	24.1 (75.4)	26.8 (80.2)	31.4 (88.5)	35.4 (95.7)	36.8 (98.2)	37.8 (100.0)	37.8 (100.0)	36.3 (97.3)	33.8 (92.8)	29.3 (84.7)	25.0 (77.0)	31.5 (88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.6 (65.5)	19.8 (67.6)	22.4 (72.3)	26.6 (79.9)	30.5 (86.9)	32.5 (90.5)	34.1 (93.4)	34.2 (93.6)	32.5 (90.5)	29.5 (85.1)	24.9 (76.8)	20.6 (69.1)	27.2 (81.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	15.6 (60.1)	18.0 (64.4)	21.8 (71.2)	25.6 (78.1)	28.2 (82.8)	30.6 (87.1)	31.0 (87.8)	28.6 (83.5)	24.8 (76.6)	20.2 (68.4)	16.3 (61.3)	22.9 (73.2)
Record low °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	7.0 (44.6)	9.1 (48.4)	10.0 (50.0)	16.0 (60.8)	20.0 (68.0)	22.0 (71.6)	24.0 (75.2)	20.9 (69.6)	17.0 (62.6)	9.0 (48.2)	6.0 (42.8)	6.0 (42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	34.9 (1.37)	19.0 (0.75)	26.4 (1.04)	3.5 (0.14)	0.3 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	1.0 (0.04)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	12.6 (0.50)	29.4 (1.16)	127.4 (5.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	2.9	1.9	2.6	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.3	2.3	12.0
Average relative humidity (%)	62.0	62.0	64.0	60.0	61.0	66.0	66.0	66.0	66.0	63.0	58.0	60.0	62.8
Average dew point °C (°F)	11.0 (51.8)	12.4 (54.3)	15.2 (59.4)	18.1 (64.6)	21.6 (70.9)	25.4 (77.7)	27.2 (81.0)	27.2 (81.0)	25.5 (77.9)	21.7 (71.1)	15.9 (60.6)	12.4 (54.3)	19.5 (67.1)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	243.0	228.0	241.0	267.0	322.0	321.0	293.0	289.0	275.0	291.0	258.0	246.0	3,274
Source: NOAA[8][9]

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See also

• Al Qasimi
• Kookherd
• Bastak
• Morbagh
• Maghoh

• Media related to Bandar Lengeh at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Bandar Langeh, Bandar-e Lengeh, and Bandar-e-Langeh; also known as Lingah, Lengeh, Linja, and Linjah^[3]