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{{Short description|City in Gilan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the administrative division of Gilan province|Langarud County|the administrative divisions of Abbasabad County in Mazandaran province|Langarud-e Gharbi Rural District|and|Langarud-e Sharqi Rural District}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Langarud
|native_name            = {{langx|fa|لنگرود}}
|settlement_type        = City
|image_skyline          = Kheshti (1).jpg
|imagesize              = 300px
|image_caption          = Clay Bridge "(Pol Kheshti)" of Langarud
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|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Iran]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Gilan province|Gilan]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Iran|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Langarud County|Langarud]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Bakhsh|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Central District (Langarud County)|Central]]
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|population_as_of       = 2016
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="2016 Gilan Province"/>
|population_total       = 79445
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone               = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]]
|utc_offset             = +3:30
|coordinates            = {{coord|37|11|28|N|50|09|20|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}
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'''Langarud''' ({{langx|fa|لنگرود}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Langarood''', '''Langaroud''', '''Langarūd''', and '''Langerūd'''; also known as '''Langaru''' ({{langx|glk|لنگرۊ}})<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3072884}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Langarud County)|Central District]] of [[Langarud County]], [[Gilan province|Gilan]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="Gilan Province Structure">{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012175417/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=12 October 2016|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=21 October 2015|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
==Demographics==
===Population===
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 65,369 in 18,875 households.<ref name="2006 Gilan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan 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/01.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 74,477 people in 23,864 households.<ref name="2011 Gilan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan 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/Gilan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls|archive-date=8 October 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 79,445 people in 27,318 households.<ref name="2016 Gilan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan 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_01.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
==Geography==
===Location===
Langarud is on the south coast of the [[Caspian Sea]], {{Convert|58|km|mi|abbr=in}} east of [[Rasht]], the provincial capital and {{Convert|14|km|mi|abbr=in}} east of [[Lahijan]].<ref name=Distance>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bahesab.ir/map/distance/ |title=Distance between cities of Iran |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=bahesab.ir |language=Persian}}</ref> One of the most important tourist attractions of Langarud is the coast of [[Chamkhaleh]], located {{Convert|10.3|km|mi|abbr=in}} northeast of the city.<ref name=Distance/>
The old city is divided in two parts by Langeroud river. When Nader Shah was the king, Langerud had been one of the most important dockyards in the north of Iran. The most famous archaeological place in Langerud is the Clay Bridge (Pole Kheshti), a historical bridge across the Langerud river.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/another_look/4143326862/in/set-72157610952245028/# | title=Langeroud | date=27 November 2009 | publisher=Flickr | access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>
===Climate===
Langarud has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'', [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Cf''), with warm, humid summers and cool, damp winters.
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| Jan high C  =10.4
| Feb high C  =10.2
| Mar high C  =12.0
| Apr high C  =17.4
| May high C  =22.7
| Jun high C  =27.1
| Jul high C  =29.6
| Aug high C  =29.1
| Sep high C  =26.1
| Oct high C  =21.3
| Nov high C  =17.3
| Dec high C  =13.2
| year high C =
| Jan low C  =2.7
| Feb low C  =3.1
| Mar low C  =5.4
| Apr low C  =9.6
| May low C  =14.6
| Jun low C  =18.6
| Jul low C  =21.0
| Aug low C  =20.7
| Sep low C  =18.1
| Oct low C  =13.7
| Nov low C  =9.2
| Dec low C  =5.1
| year low C =
| precipitation colour  =  green
| Jan precipitation mm  =125.6
| Feb precipitation mm  =98.8
| Mar precipitation mm  =97.8
| Apr precipitation mm  =54.0
| May precipitation mm  =49.0
| Jun precipitation mm  =43.4
| Jul precipitation mm  =38.1
| Aug precipitation mm  =79.3
| Sep precipitation mm  =152.6
| Oct precipitation mm  =258.5
| Nov precipitation mm  =180.6
| Dec precipitation mm  =153.5
| year precipitation mm =
| Jan precipitation days  =12.4
| Feb precipitation days  =12
| Mar precipitation days  =14.9
| Apr precipitation days  =12
| May precipitation days  =10.9
| Jun precipitation days  =6.7
| Jul precipitation days  =5.5
| Aug precipitation days  =8.5
| Sep precipitation days  =11.1
| Oct precipitation days  =13.9
| Nov precipitation days  =11.9
| Dec precipitation days  =12.3
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity    =84
| Feb humidity    =85
| Mar humidity    =85.6
| Apr humidity    =82.7
| May humidity    =80.9
| Jun humidity    =76.8
| Jul humidity    =75.5
| Aug humidity    =78.4
| Sep humidity    =82.3
| Oct humidity    =85.4
| Nov humidity    =85
| Dec humidity    =84.6
| year humidity   =
| Jan dew point C =4.0
| Feb dew point C =4.3
| Mar dew point C =6.4
| Apr dew point C =10.6
| May dew point C =15.3
| Jun dew point C =18.5
| Jul dew point C =20.7
| Aug dew point C =20.9
| Sep dew point C =18.9
| Oct dew point C =15.0
| Nov dew point C =10.7
| Dec dew point C =6.6
| Jan sun  =111.6
| Feb sun  =96
| Mar sun  =86.8
| Apr sun  =132
| May sun  =182.9
| Jun sun  =222
| Jul sun  =226.3
| Aug sun  =189.1
| Sep sun  =150
| Oct sun  =120.9
| Nov sun  =111
| Dec sun  =102.3
| year sun =
| Jand sun  =3.6
| Febd sun  =3.4
| Mard sun  =2.8
| Aprd sun  =4.4
| Mayd sun  =5.9
| Jund sun  =7.4
| Juld sun  =7.3
| Augd sun  =6.1
| Sepd sun  =5
| Octd sun  =3.9
| Novd sun  =3.7
| Decd sun  =3.3
| yeard sun =
| Jan percentsun  =32.7
| Feb percentsun  =29.3
| Mar percentsun  =22.1
| Apr percentsun  =31.2
| May percentsun  =39.2
| Jun percentsun  =47.5
| Jul percentsun  =47.4
| Aug percentsun  =41.9
| Sep percentsun  =37.2
| Oct percentsun  =32.3
| Nov percentsun  =33.5
| Dec percentsun  =31.2
| year percentsun =
|source = Weatherbase<ref>{{cite web |title=Langerud, Iran Travel Weather averages |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=602671&cityname=Langerud%2C+Gilan%2C+Iran&units= |website=Weatherbase |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref> [https://www.weather2visit.com/ Weather2visit]<ref>{{cite web |title=Langerūd monthly weather averages |url=https://www.weather2visit.com/middle-east/iran/langerud.htm |website=weather 2 visit |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
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==See also==
{{Portal-inline|Iran}}
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* [http://www.aparat.com/v/8w6uI Photo clip from Langarud]
== Notes ==
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==References==
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{{Gilan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Langarud County|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Populated places in Langarud County]]
[[Category:Cities in Gilan province]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Caspian Sea]]
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