Panjab | |
Native Name: | پنج اب |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bamyan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Panjab |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 9900 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 34.3833°N 68°W |
Elevation M: | 2758 |
Panjab (Pashto/Persian: پنج اب) (meaning 'five rivers') is the capital of Panjab District, a mountainous district in the southwestern part of the Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. The town is situated at 34°23'N 67°1'E and has an altitude of 2,758 m altitude,[1] the population was 9,900 in the year 2004. There is an airport with gravel surface.
Owing to its high altitude, Panjab has a humid continental climate (Dsb) that borders on a subarctic climate (Dsc) under the Köppen climate classification. It has mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The annual precipitation averages 333mm.
The average temperature in Panjab is . July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 15.7°C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -8.7°C.