Mahmud-i-Raqi

Mahmud-i-Raqi
محمود راقى
Mahmud-Araqi, Sedq Abad
City
Mahmud-i-Raqi is located in Afghanistan
Mahmud-i-Raqi
Mahmud-i-Raqi
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°1′14″N 69°19′50″E / 35.02056°N 69.33056°E / 35.02056; 69.33056
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKapisa
DistrictMahmud Raqi
Government
 • MayorUnknown
Area
 • Land50 sq mi (120 km2)
Elevation
4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Population
 (2006)
 • City
7,407
 • Urban
50,490[1]
 • Main languages
Dari
Pashto
Pashayi
Time zoneUTC+4:30

The city of Mahmud-i-Raqi is the capital of Kapisa Province and center of Mahmud Raqi District in Afghanistan. It has a population of 50,490 and is made up of four districts.[1] Mahmood Raqi, located to the northeast of Kabul, is classified as an urban village.[2] It is approximately 70 km from Kabul and 20 km to Charikar.

On 15 August 2021, Mahmud-i-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

Mahmud-i-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 Mahmud-i-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

References

  1. ^ a b "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c d e "The State of Afghan Cities report 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  3. ^ "Climate: Mahmude Raqi - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 5 September 2022.


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