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.
Mahmud-i-Raqi محمود راقى Mahmud-Araqi, Sedq Abad | |
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City | |
  Mahmud-i-Raqi Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°1′14″N 69°19′50″E / 35.02056°N 69.33056°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kapisa |
| District | Mahmud Raqi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Unknown |
| Area | |
| • Land | 50 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 zone | UTC+4:30 |
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 throughoutthe municipality with low density and consisting entirely of irregular houses.[2]