Kabul

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

Kabul Pashto: کابل‎
Metropolis
[[File:|Abdul Rahman Mosque|149px]] 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
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Coordinates: 34°32′N 69°10′E
Country	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Province	Kabul
No. of districts	22
Capital formation	1776
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Abdullah Habibzai
Area
• Total	1,023 km2 (395 sq mi)
Elevation	1,791 m (5,876 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	4,635,000
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
	Kabul urban agglomeration
Demonym(s)	Kabuli, Kabulite
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)
Postal code	100X, 101X, 105X, 106X
Area code	(+93) 20
Climate	BSk
Website	km.gov.af

According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000.^[1] Ths includes Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras and some other smaller ethnic groups.^[2] It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world.^[3][4]

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).^[5]

Related pages

• Kabul Province
• Wahida Amiri, Afghan activist