Kabul

Kabul
Pashto: کابل‎
Metropolis
Overview
Presidential Palace
Square
[[File:|Abdul Rahman Mosque|149px]]
Babur Gardens
From top left to right: A mountain behind a built-up neighborhood; The Presidential Palace; Square with a large Soviet microdistrict in the background; Abdul Rahman Mosque; 16th-century Gardens of Babur
Flag of Kabul
Flag
Coat of arms of Kabul
Coat of arms
Kabul is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
Kabul is located in Asia
Kabul
Kabul
Coordinates: 34°32′N 69°10′E / 34.533°N 69.167°E / 34.533; 69.167
Country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
ProvinceKabul
No. of districts22
Capital formation1776
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorAbdullah Habibzai
Area
 • Total1,023 km2 (395 sq mi)
Elevation
1,791 m (5,876 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total4,635,000
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 Kabul urban agglomeration
Demonym(s)Kabuli, Kabulite
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)
Postal code
100X, 101X, 105X, 106X
Area code(+93) 20
ClimateBSk
Websitekm.gov.af

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000. This includes Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras and some other smaller ethnic groups. It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world.

It is 1,800 meters, or 5,900 feet above-sea-level. Kabul is over 3,500 years old.

Districts

Location of Kabul Municipality within Kabul Province

The city of Kabul is inside Kabul District - a district of Kabul Province. The city is also a municipality (shārwāli) - because it is also capital of a province; That municipality is divided into 22 administrative districts called municipal districts or city districts (nāhia); These districts (are the same, or) coincide with the official Police Districts (PD).

References

  1. ↑ Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2012/13, Central Statistics Office Afghanistan. Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "2003 National Geographic Population Map" (PDF). Thomas Gouttierre, Center For Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Matthew S. Baker, Stratfor. National Geographic Society. November 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. ↑ "Largest cities in the world and their mayors - 1 to 150". City Mayors. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  4. ↑ "World's fastest growing urban areas (1)". City Mayors. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  5. ↑ Foschini, Fabrizio. "A geographical guide to a metropolis in the making" (PDF). www.afghanistan-analysts.org.