Barg-i Matal District
District in Nuristan, Afghanistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bargi Matal District (Barge Matal District, Bragamatal District, Kamkata-vari: břagamâṭol, Pashto: برګ مټال ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی برگ متال) is a district of Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.[2] It was originally in Konarha Province (Konar Province)[3] and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.
Bargi Matal | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Bargi Matal Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′30″N 71°15′10″E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 15,000[1] |
Climate
Bargi Matal has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc), resulting in long, cold winters and short, mild summers.
| Climate data for Barg-i Matal, Nuristan Province | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
2.0 (35.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.9) |
100 (3.9) |
137 (5.4) |
129 (5.1) |
92 (3.6) |
32 (1.3) |
41 (1.6) |
41 (1.6) |
20 (0.8) |
35 (1.4) |
50 (2.0) |
74 (2.9) |
824 (32.5) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 52 |
| Source: weather2visit.com[4] | |||||||||||||
Boundaries
Bargi Matal District is bounded by:[2]
- Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province to the west and northwest,
- Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, to the northeast and east,
- Kamdesh District to the south, and
- Parun District to the southwest.
See also
- Peshawar, Afghanistan, a settlement in the district
Notes
External links
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