Editing Kandahar (section)

==Geography==
[[File:View of Arghandab Valley.jpg|thumb|[[Arghandab Valley]]]]
The [[Arghandab River]] runs along the west of Kandahar. The city has 15 districts and a total land area of 27,337 hectares.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|ref=UN-Habitat|access-date=22 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The total number of dwellings in Kandahar is 61,902.<ref name="auto1"/>

Only 64% of families in Kandahar have access to safe drinking water; 22% of households have access to safe toilet facilities; and 27% of households have access to electricity, with the remainder dependent on public power. Kandahar's transportation infrastructure is well-developed, with 76.8% of the province's roads capable of carrying car traffic in all seasons. However, there are no roads in a minor portion of the province (3.3 percent). In terms of telecommunications, Kandahar City and major roadways are covered by the three major mobile networks AWCC, Roshan, and MTN.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Handbook|date=February 2011|url=https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/publications/11-16.pdf|pages=88|access-date=21 September 2023|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626151451/https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/publications/11-16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Land use===
Kandahar is the regional hub in southern Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan.<ref name="auto1"/> Non-built up land use accounts for 59% of the total land area.<ref name="auto1"/> Within the built-up area, vacant plots occupy a slightly higher percentage of land (36%) than residential land (34%).<ref name="auto1"/> There is a significant commercial cluster along the road to Pakistan in District 5.<ref name="auto1"/> India, Iran and Pakistan have consulates here for trade, military and political links.

===Climate===
Kandahar has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artofwar.net.ru/profiles/andreev_pavel_v/view_book/kandagrad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214001736/http://www.artofwar.net.ru/profiles/andreev_pavel_v/view_book/kandagrad|url-status=dead|title=Art Of War – Военно-исторический литературный портал|archive-date=14 February 2010|website=www.artofwar.net.ru}}</ref> that borders on a [[hot desert climate]] (''BWh''), characterised by little precipitation and high variation between summer and winter temperatures. Summers start in mid-May, last until late September, and are extremely dry. Temperatures peak in July with a 24-hour daily average of around {{cvt|31.9|°C|1}}. They are followed by dry autumns from early October to late November, with days still averaging in the 20s °C (above 68&nbsp;°F) into November, although nights are sharply cooler. Winter begins in December and sees most of its precipitation in the form of rain. Temperatures average {{cvt|5.1|°C|1}} in January, although lows can drop well below freezing. They end in early March and are followed by a pleasant spring until late April with temperatures generally in the upper 10s °C to lower 30s °C (65–88&nbsp;°F) range. Sunny weather dominates year-round, especially in summer, when rainfall is extremely rare. The annual mean temperature is {{cvt|18.6|°C|1}}.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Kandahar (1964–1983)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 25.0
|Feb record high C = 26.0
|Mar record high C = 36.5
|Apr record high C = 37.1
|May record high C = 43.0
|Jun record high C = 45.0
|Jul record high C = 46.5
|Aug record high C = 44.5
|Sep record high C = 41.0
|Oct record high C = 37.5
|Nov record high C = 31.5
|Dec record high C = 26.0
|Jan high C = 12.2
|Feb high C = 14.8
|Mar high C = 21.6
|Apr high C = 28.1
|May high C = 34.1
|Jun high C = 39.1
|Jul high C = 40.2
|Aug high C = 38.2
|Sep high C = 34.0
|Oct high C = 27.5
|Nov high C = 21.0
|Dec high C = 15.4
|year high C = 27.2
|Jan mean C = 5.1
|Feb mean C = 7.8
|Mar mean C = 13.9
|Apr mean C = 20.2
|May mean C = 25.4
|Jun mean C = 30.0
|Jul mean C = 31.9
|Aug mean C = 29.4
|Sep mean C = 23.5
|Oct mean C = 17.5
|Nov mean C = 11.0
|Dec mean C = 7.3
|Jan low C = 0.0
|Feb low C = 2.4
|Mar low C = 7.1
|Apr low C = 12.3
|May low C = 15.8
|Jun low C = 19.5
|Jul low C = 22.5
|Aug low C = 20.0
|Sep low C = 13.5
|Oct low C = 8.5
|Nov low C = 3.3
|Dec low C = 1.0
|year low C = 10.5
|Jan record low C = −12.1
|Feb record low C = −10.0
|Mar record low C = −4.8
|Apr record low C = 2.0
|May record low C = 2.4
|Jun record low C = 8.5
|Jul record low C = 13.5
|Aug record low C = 9.0
|Sep record low C = 5.2
|Oct record low C = −2.2
|Nov record low C = −9.3
|Dec record low C = −11.4
|Jan precipitation mm = 54.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 42.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 18.7
|May precipitation mm = 2.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 0
|Jul precipitation mm = 2.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 0
|Oct precipitation mm = 2.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 7.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 20.0
|Jan precipitation days = 6
|Feb precipitation days = 6
|Mar precipitation days = 6
|Apr precipitation days = 4
|May precipitation days = 1
|Jun precipitation days = 0
|Jul precipitation days = 0
|Aug precipitation days = 0
|Sep precipitation days = 0
|Oct precipitation days = 1
|Nov precipitation days = 2
|Dec precipitation days = 3
|Jan sun = 198.4
|Feb sun = 183.6
|Mar sun = 235.6
|Apr sun = 255.0
|May sun = 347.2
|Jun sun = 369.0
|Jul sun = 341.0
|Aug sun = 337.9
|Sep sun = 324.0
|Oct sun = 306.9
|Nov sun = 264.0
|Dec sun = 217.0
|Jan humidity = 58
|Feb humidity = 59
|Mar humidity = 50
|Apr humidity = 41
|May humidity = 30
|Jun humidity = 23
|Jul humidity = 25
|Aug humidity = 25
|Sep humidity = 24
|Oct humidity = 29
|Nov humidity = 40
|Dec humidity = 52
|source 1 = NOAA (1964–1983)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-II/AH/40990.TXT|title=Kandahar Climate Normals 1964–1983|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=26 December 2012|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920044332/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40990.TXT|url-status=live}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}