Waygal District Explained

Official Name:Waygal
Native Name:Waygul
Native Name Lang:Kalsha Ala
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:35.2333°N 71.0333°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nuristan
Population Total:19,100
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]

Waygal District[2] (Waigali: Vägal, Pushto; Pashto: وایگل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی وایگل) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It has nine major villages in the valley as following by area and population, Waygal, Zanchgal, Nishigram, Ameshdesh, Akun, Kegal, Muldesh, Jamach, and Want. The local Kalasha people speak the Waigali language, a Nuristani language. Pashto and Dari are also widely understood and used as official languages.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Waygal has a humid continental climate (Dsb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The annual average temperature in Waygal is 5.0 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 1,096 mm. September is the driest month with 47 mm of precipitation, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 161 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 19.4 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -8.3 °C.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuristan Provincial Profile. Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 8 September 2015.
  2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/political_divisions/political_divisions_34.pdf "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions"