Qala i Naw

For the province, see Qala i Naw District.
Qala i Naw
قلعه نو
Qala i Naw

Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 34°59′12″N 63°7′45″E / 34.98667°N 63.12917°E / 34.98667; 63.12917Coordinates: 34°59′12″N 63°7′45″E / 34.98667°N 63.12917°E / 34.98667; 63.12917
Country Afghanistan
Province Badghis Province
District Qala i Naw District
Elevation 967 m (3,173 ft)
Population (2015)
  City 64,125 [1]
  Urban 64,125 [2]
Time zone UTC+4:30

Qala i Naw (Persian: قلعه نو ) is a town in Qala i Naw District and the capital of Badghis Province, of north-west Afghanistan. Its population was estimated 9,000 in 2006, of which 80% are Tajiks.[3] Other significant communities include Pashtuns, Balochis and Uzbeks.

The city of Qala-i-naw has a population of 64,125 people (2015) [4] with 6 Police districts (nahias) and total land area of 3,752 Hectares. [5] There are 7,125 total number of dwellings in Qala-i-Naw. [6] Qala-i-naw is the provincial capital of Badghis Province.

Qala-i-Naw is a Provincial Centre located in western Afghanistan. Barren land accounts for 49% of total land area [7] and only 28% is classified as built-up.[8] Of the built-up land, 60% is residential.[9] District 4 has a large institutional and transportation land use as a result of the airport located there.[10]

It has a small airport, Qala i Naw Airport.

Climate

Qala i Naw has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is low, and mostly falls in winter.

Climate data for Qala i Naw
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
25.4
(77.7)
32.7
(90.9)
33.5
(92.3)
39.1
(102.4)
42.5
(108.5)
42.8
(109)
40.0
(104)
37.7
(99.9)
35.0
(95)
30.5
(86.9)
26.5
(79.7)
42.8
(109)
Average high °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)
7.4
(45.3)
14.9
(58.8)
21.9
(71.4)
29.0
(84.2)
33.7
(92.7)
35.8
(96.4)
33.5
(92.3)
29.0
(84.2)
23.0
(73.4)
16.7
(62.1)
10.2
(50.4)
21.78
(71.21)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
2.4
(36.3)
3.6
(38.5)
15.1
(59.2)
20.8
(69.4)
25.8
(78.4)
28.2
(82.8)
25.3
(77.5)
20.5
(68.9)
14.0
(57.2)
8.6
(47.5)
3.9
(39)
14.03
(57.24)
Average low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−2.4
(27.7)
2.9
(37.2)
8.9
(48)
12.0
(53.6)
15.8
(60.4)
18.2
(64.8)
16.1
(61)
10.0
(50)
5.0
(41)
1.8
(35.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
6.96
(44.53)
Record low °C (°F) −27.3
(−17.1)
−26.1
(−15)
−10.9
(12.4)
−9.0
(15.8)
2.3
(36.1)
6.6
(43.9)
11.2
(52.2)
6.3
(43.3)
0.2
(32.4)
−7.0
(19.4)
−9.6
(14.7)
−23.4
(−10.1)
−27.3
(−17.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63.9
(2.516)
77.0
(3.031)
97.5
(3.839)
47.3
(1.862)
12.3
(0.484)
0.0
(0)
0.0
(0)
0.0
(0)
0.6
(0.024)
6.7
(0.264)
17.9
(0.705)
53.4
(2.102)
376.6
(14.827)
Average rainy days 5 7 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 45
Average snowy days 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18
Average relative humidity (%) 78 75 75 70 53 39 37 37 43 53 60 76 58
Mean monthly sunshine hours 127.4 120.8 170.9 162.5 264.0 344.8 367.2 334.0 310.8 197.0 175.4 110.2 2,685
Source: NOAA (1970-1983) [11]

References

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