Official Name: | Mahmud-i-Raqi |
Other Name: | Mahmud-Araqi, Sedq Abad |
Native Name: | محمود راقى |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kapisa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mahmud Raqi |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Unknown |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Land Km2: | 120 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 7407 |
Population Urban: | 50,490[1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Main languages |
Population Blank1: | Dari Pashto Pashayi |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 35.0206°N 69.3306°W |
Elevation M: | 1450 |
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 fromKabul 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.
Mahmud-i-Raqi has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsa). The annual mean temperature is 12°C. The temperature are highest on average in July at around 25°C. At -2.3°C on average, January is the coldest month of the year.
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 throughoutthe municipality with low density and consisting entirely of irregular houses.[2]