Mahmud-i-Raqi
Mahmud-i-Raqi
محمود راقى | |
|---|---|
City | |
Mahmud-i-Raqi Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°1′14″N 69°19′50″E / 35.02056°N 69.33056°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kapisa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Unknown |
| Area | |
| • Land | 46 sq mi (120 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,760 ft (1,450 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
• City | 90,250 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| • Urban | 195,000[1] |
| • Main languages | Dari Pashto Pashayi |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Mahmud-i-Raqi, also Mahmudraqi,[a] is the capital of Kapisa Province and Mahmud Raqi District in Afghanistan. It has a population of 200,000, and is made up of four districts.[1] Mahmud-i-Raqi, located to the northeast of Kabul, is classified as an urban village.[2] It is approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Kabul.
On 15 August 2021, Mahmude Raqi was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the thirtieth provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.
Climate
Mahmude Raqi has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsa). The annual mean temperature is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F). The temperature are highest on average in July at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F). At −2.3 °C (27.9 °F) on average, January is the coldest month of the year.
| Climate data for Mahmude Raqi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
12.0 (53.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
4.5 (40.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50 (2.0) |
72 (2.8) |
73 (2.9) |
51 (2.0) |
23 (0.9) |
6 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
9 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
29 (1.1) |
339 (13.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 38 | 41 | 37 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.9 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 10.2 |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Land use
It has a total land area of 3,970 hectares.[2] The total number of dwellings in Mahmude Raqi is 5,610.[2]
Agriculture is the dominant land use at 72%.[2] Dwellings are dispersed throughout the municipality with low density and consisting entirely of irregular houses.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e "The State of Afghan Cities report 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Climate: Mahmude Raqi - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 5 September 2022.