:Waygal District
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Waygal
| native_name = Waygul
| native_name_lang = Kalsha Ala
| name =
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map =
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within Afghanistan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|14|00|N|71|02|00|E|region:AF_type:city|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map = Afghanistan
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Nuristan
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| population_total = 19,100
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_m_min =
| elevation_m_max =
| population_density_km2 =
| area_code =
| area_code_type =
| timezone1 =
| utc_offset1 =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
Waygal District{{GEOnet2|6F2C81A99375A6F2E040D6A411F75061|Wāygal (Approved)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Waigali: {{lang|wbk|Vägal}}, {{langx|ps|وایگل ولسوالۍ}}, {{langx|fa|ولسوالی وایگل}}) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It has nine major villages in the valley as following by area and population, Waygal, Zanchgal, Nishigram, Ameshdesh, Akun, Kegal, Muldesh, Jamach, and Want. The local Kalasha people speak the Waigali language, a Nuristani language. Pashto and Dari are also widely understood and used as official languages.[http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/political_divisions/political_divisions_34.pdf "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions"] map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Waygal has a humid continental climate (Dsb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The annual average temperature in Waygal is 5.0 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 1,096 mm. September is the driest month with 47 mm of precipitation, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 161 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 19.4 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -8.3 °C.
{{Weather box
| location = Waygalak Hamlet, elevation: {{convert|1991|m|1}}
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = -4.8
| Feb high C = -3.3
| Mar high C = 2.1
| Apr high C = 8.3
| May high C = 15.6
| Jun high C = 22.2
| Jul high C = 25.4
| Aug high C = 24.0
| Sep high C = 20.7
| Oct high C = 14.2
| Nov high C = 4.2
| Dec high C = -2.3
| Jan mean C = -8.3
| Feb mean C = -6.7
| Mar mean C = -2.5
| Apr mean C = 2.9
| May mean C = 6.9
| Jun mean C = 15.1
| Jul mean C = 19.4
| Aug mean C = 18.5
| Sep mean C = 15.1
| Oct mean C = 7.9
| Nov mean C = -1.4
| Dec mean C = -6.6
| Jan low C = -11.8
| Feb low C = -10.1
| Mar low C = -7.0
| Apr low C = -2.6
| May low C = 1.8
| Jun low C = 7.9
| Jul low C = 13.3
| Aug low C = 13.0
| Sep low C = 9.4
| Oct low C = 1.5
| Nov low C = -7.0
| Dec low C = -10.8
| Jan precipitation mm = 108
| Feb precipitation mm = 143
| Mar precipitation mm = 161
| Apr precipitation mm = 144
| May precipitation mm = 103
| Jun precipitation mm = 60
| Jul precipitation mm = 50
| Aug precipitation mm = 48
| Sep precipitation mm = 47
| Oct precipitation mm = 66
| Nov precipitation mm = 78
| Dec precipitation mm = 88
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/afghanistan/nuristan/waygalak-hamlet-660133/
|title=Climate: Waygalak Hamlet - Climate-Data.org
|access-date = 5 September 2022}}}}
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Clear}}
External links
- [http://www.afghanan.se/afghanan_2011/Afghanistan%20Mapper/Nuristan%20Map/waygal.pdf Map of Settlements] AIMS, August 2002
{{Districts of Nuristan}}
{{Nuristan Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Districts of Nuristan Province
{{Nuristan-geo-stub}}