Waras
ورس
District
Waras is located in Afghanistan
Waras
Waras
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°13′12″N 66°54′07″E / 34.22000°N 66.90194°E / 34.22000; 66.90194
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBamyan
Elevation
3,001 m (9,846 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total76,398

Waras (Persian: ورس) is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Its population is 76,398 people (2011),[1] whose population is entirely Hazara. The main village is Waras (other forms of the name: Sewake Dahanwaras, Dahanwars, Sēwake Dahanwaras, Dahan Varas, Dahan Waras, Dahanwars). It is situated at 3,001 metres (9,845.8 ft).[2]

Climate

Waras has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

Climate data for Sēwak-e Dahan Waras
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.5
(11.3) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		3.2
(37.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−7.6
(18.3) 		2.0
(35.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.4
(1.59) 		82.4
(3.24) 		77.1
(3.04) 		74.8
(2.94) 		39.2
(1.54) 		22.1
(0.87) 		10.9
(0.43) 		23.1
(0.91) 		18.6
(0.73) 		30.7
(1.21) 		25.1
(0.99) 		29.8
(1.17) 		474.2
(18.66)
Source: ClimateCharts[3] (1989-2019)

References

  1. ^ "Bamiyan Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Waras, geonames.org". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Climate: Sēwak-e Dahan Waras - ClimateCharts, Laura Zepner, Pierre Karrasch, Felix Wiemann & Lars Bernard (2020) ClimateCharts.net – an interactive climate analysis web platform, International Journal of Digital Earth, DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2020.1829112". Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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Districts of Afghanistan by province
Bamyan Province
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