Puli Alam Persian: پل علم |
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Puli Alam in 2007
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Coordinates: 33°58′51″N 69°02′06″E / 33.98083°N 69.03500°ECoordinates: 33°58′51″N 69°02′06″E / 33.98083°N 69.03500°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Logar |
Elevation | 1,922 m (6,306 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 22,914 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Puli Alam (Persian/Pashto: پل علم) is the provincial capital of Logar Province, Afghanistan as well as of Puli Alam District. The population of Puli-Alam is estimated to be around 108,000, which is composed of ethnic Pashtuns and Tajiks. The city of Puli Alam has a population of 22,914 (in 2015). it has 4 districts and a total land area of 3,752 Hectares. The total number of dwellings in this city are 2,546.
Puli Alam has undergone massive reconstruction work after the fall of Taliban government.
A provincial reconstruction team PRT Logar of the Czech Republic was based in Puli Alam.
With a cold and temperate climate, Puli Alam features a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen climate classification. It has warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The average temperature in Puli Alam is 11.0 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 291 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 24.7 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -6.8 °C.
Puli Alam is an urban village in eastern Afghanistan. Agriculture is the dominant land use, accounting for 49% of total land. Only 19% of land is classified as built-up, but of this area, 48% is vacant plots. In Districts 1-3, the majority of the dwellings are regular houses.