Bagrami Explained

Official Name:Bagrami
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:31,680
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:+ 4.30
Coordinates:34.4911°N 69.2756°W
Elevation M:1797

Bagrami is a village situated in the eastern fringes of Kabul at 34.4911°N 69.2756°W and 1797 m altitude, part of municipal District 12 and partly in District 22. The population is 31,680 (2007 calculation). Downtown Kabul can be reached in 30 minutes. The Bagrami Industrial Park is one of the major projects for the economy of the region. In 2010, the town also harboured a shanty town of mud-built huts from refugees escaping the violence of the Taliban insurgency in the southern provinces of Afghanistan.[1]

Climate

Bagrami has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa). July is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in July averages 25C. At -3.4C on average, January is the coldest month of the year.

About 415mm of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is August with 4mm. In April, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 82mm.

See also

Notes

  1. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/7762063/taliban-fear-drives-afghans-from-homes/ "Taliban fear drives Afghans from homes"