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KAPISA PROVINCE

Information included in this profile was consolidated by subject-matter experts from NATO's Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC).
All data originates from credible, "open" sources such as the United Nations and Afghan government's Central Statistics Organisation.
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Provincial Capital: Mahmud Raqi

POPULATION Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Population Number - - 382600 - 399,500 413,000 419,800
     Population (<18 years of age) Number - 216000 - - - -  -
     Population (<5 years of age) Number - 69000 - - - -  -
     Population (rural) Number 398,100 411,600 418,400
     Population (urban) Number 1,400 1,400 1,400
Ethnicities (as of 2002), with percent where available Group (Percent) Tajik, Pashtun, Nuristani
ECONOMY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Households reporting income from: Agriculture Percent - 62 - - - - -
Households reporting income from: Livestock Percent - 19 - - - - -
Households reporting income from: Trade and Services Percent - 32 - - - - -
Households reporting income from: Manufacturing Percent - 2 - - - - -
Households reporting income from: Opium Percent - 0 - - - - -
Households reporting income from: Remittances Percent - 15 - - - - -
Unemployment rate Percent - - 13.4 - - - -
Underemployment rate Percent - - 53 - - - -
Sectors of employment: Agriculture Percent - - 77.7 - - - -
Sectors of employment: Manufacturing, contstruction, mining, quarrying Percent - - 6.1 - - - -
Sectors of employment: Services Percent - - 8.5 - - - -
Poverty rate Percent - - 21.5 - - - -
Per capita monthly total consumption AFN  - - 1,662 - - - -
Microfinance: active clients (active borrowers) Number - - - - 10,035 (7,308) - -
Microfinance: number of loans disbursed Number - - - - 25,268 - -
Microfinance: average value of loan USD - - - - 391.5322147 - -
Microfinance: total value of loans disbursed USD - - - - 9,893,236 - -
Number of companies (total number of employees) Number - - - 38 (473) - - -
Number of government employees Number - - 8,580 - 5,509 6,715 -
      Number of government employees (male) Number - - - - 5,062 6,121 -
      Number of government employees (female) Number - - - - 447 594 -
Wheat: Irrigated and rainfed land under cultivation Thousands of hectares - 10.0 (est.) 9.00 (est.) 15 - 16 -
Wheat: Average yield from irrigated and rainfed land Tonnes / Hectare - 2.70 (est.) 3.00 (est.) 3.20 - 3.25 -
Wheat: Total production on irrigated and rainfed land Thousands of tonnes - 27.0 (est.) 27.0 (est.) 48 - 52 -
Wheat: Retail market price AFN/Kg - 14 11 16 14 - -
Opium: Area under cultivation Hectare 326 115 835 0 0 181 -
Households with access to any type of electricity some of the year Percent - 6 - - - - -
     Rural households Percent - 6 - - - - -
     Urban households Percent - - - - - - -
Households with access to public electricity Percent - 2 - - - - -
     Rural households Percent - 2 - - - - -
     Urban households Percent - - - - - - -
Average distance to nearest drivable road Kilometres - - 1.4 - - - -
EDUCATION Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Overall net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) Percent - 60 - - - 55 -
     Female net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) Percent - 44 - - - - -
     Male net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) Percent - 75 - - - - -
Rural net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) Percent - 62 - - - - -
     Rural female net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) Percent - 46 - - - - -
     Rural male net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) Percent - 77 - - - - -
Primary school age children out of school Number - 25,000 - - - - -
Vocational Education and Training (VET) Institutes Number - - 1 - - - -
Total number of VET students Number - - 246 - - - -
     Male VET students Number - - 246 - - - -
     Female VET students Number - - 0 - - - -
Total number of VET teachers Number - - 15 - - - -
     Male VET teachers Number - - 15 - - - -
     Female VET teachers Number - - 0 - - - -
VET student to teacher ratio Ratio - - 16 - - - -
Overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) Percent - 39 - - - 31 -
     Female literacy rate (6+ years of age) Percent - 23 - - - - -
     Male literacy rate (6+ years of age) Percent - 53 - - - - -
Rural literacy rate (6+ years of age) Percent - 40 - - - - -
     Rural female literacy rate (6+ years of age) Percent - 23 - - - - -
     Rural male literacy rate (6+ years of age) Percent - 54 - - - - -
Overall literacy rate (15-24 years of age) Percent - 46.6 - - - - -
     Female literacy rate (15-24 years of age) Percent - 25.5 - - - - -
     Male literacy rate (15-24 years of age) Percent - 62 - - - - -
Adult illiteracy rate (15+ years of age) Percent 67.3 - - - - - -
     Adult female illiteracy rate (15+ years of age) Percent 89 - - - - - -
     Adult male illiteracy rate (15+ years of age) Percent 46.9 - - - - - -
Number of illiterate women Number - 79,000 - - - - -
Government primary education - - - - - - - -
     Number of teachers Number - - - - 71 - -
     Number of female teachers Number - - - - 10 - -
     Number of students Number - - - - 77,732 - -
     Number of female students Number - - - - 25,587 - -
     Number of schools Number - - - - 66 - -
     Number of mixed schools Number - - - - 10 - -
     Number of girls schools Number - - - - 33 - -
     Number of boys schools Number - - - - 23 - -
Government middle education - - - - - - - -
     Number of teachers Number - - - - 1,330 - -
     Number of female teachers Number - - - - 122 - -
     Number of students Number - - - - 27,076 - -
     Number of female students Number - - - - 7,109 - -
     Number of schools Number - - - - 72 - -
     Number of mixed schools Number - - - - 15 - -
     Number of girls schools Number - - - - 10 - -
     Number of boys schools Number - - - - 47 - -
Government high school education - - - - - - - -
     Number of teachers Number - - - - 1,089 - -
     Number of female teachers Number - - - - 185 - -
     Number of students Number - - - - 10,571 - -
     Number of female students Number - - - - 2,567 - -
     Number of schools Number - - - - 60 - -
     Number of mixed schools Number - - - - 17 - -
     Number of girls schools Number - - - - 16 - -
     Number of boys schools Number - - - - 27 - -
Private primary education - - - - - - - -
     Number of teachers Number - - - - - - -
     Number of students Number - - - - - - -
     Number of schools Number - - - - - - -
Private middle education - - - - - - - -
     Number of teachers Number - - - - - - -
     Number of students Number - - - - - - -
     Number of schools Number - - - - - - -
Private high school education - - - - - - - -
     Number of teachers Number - - - - - - -
     Number of students Number - - - - - - -
     Number of schools Number - - - - - - -
HEALTH, WATER & SANITATION Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Annual number of births Thousand - 17,233 - - - - -
Births which are registered Percent 13.3 - 13 - - - -
Under fives with diarrhoea (in the last 2 weeks) (total) Percent 40 - - - - - -
Births attended by skilled birth attendant Percent - 12 - - - 7 -
Under-five deaths (per annum) Thousand - 1,465 - - - - -
Proportion of children under five with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) (<5 years of age total) Percent 28 - - - - - -
Proportion of children under five with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in the last two weeks taken to health provider (<5 years of age total) Percent 32.3 - - - - - -
Maternal deaths per year Number - 276 - - - - -
Maternal mortality ratio Deaths per 100,000 live births   1,600 - - - - -
Proportion of delivery takes place at home (own house, relatives or neighbors) Percent - 97 - - - - -
Children under five with birth registration Number - 9,177 - - - - -
Under-five mortality rate Number   240 - - - - -
Women of child bearing age Number - 80,000 - - - - -
Closest health care facility (most common female response) Type of healthcare facility - Clinic without beds - - - - -
Closest health care facility (most common male response) Type of healthcare facility - Clinic without beds - - - - -
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources Percent - 22 - - - - -
Households using safe drinking water Percent - 27 - - - 15 -
     Rural households Percent - 26 - - - - -
     Urban households Percent - - - - - - -
Time required to access main source of drinking water - - - - - - - -
     In community/Minimal time required Percent - 97 - - - - -
     Near community/One hour or less required Percent - 3 - - - - -
     Between 1 and 3 hours required Percent - 1 - - - - -
     Between 3 and 6 hours required Percent - 0 - - - - -
Households with safe toilet facilities Percent - 3 - - - - -
     Rural households Percent - 3 - - - - -
     Urban households Percent - - - - - - -
Active health facilities Number - - - 37 - - -
     District hospitals Number - - - 1 - - 1
     Comprehensive health centers Number - - - 8 - - 8
     Basic health centers Number - - - 16 - - 15
     Mobile clinics Number - - - 1 - - 1
Users of family planning method Number - - 40,614 31,153 29,183 - 24,292
SOCIAL PROTECTION Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Children aged 5-15 years involved in labour Percent 25.2 - 36.4 - - - -
Women aged 20-24 married before age 18 Percent - 43 - - - - -
OTHER DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
National Solidarity Programme & Community Development           - -  
Number of Community Development Plans (CDPs) completed Number - - - - 578 699 -
Number of projects completed (average # of completed projects per community) Number - - - - 1,630 (2.8)  - -
Government and non-government magazines and newspapers                
Total publications Number - - - - 1 3 -
Daily publications Number - - - - 0 0 -
Weekly publications Number - - - - 1 1 -
Monthly publications Number - - - - 0 1 -
Displacement & Migration                
Migrants as proportion of provincial population (weighted average) Percent - 26 - - - - -
     As proportion of provincial rural population Percent - 26 - - - - -
     As proportion of provincial urban population Percent - 0 - - - - -
Rural migration within Afghanistan - - - - - - - -
     Seasonal migrants Percent - 100 - - - - -
     Permanent migrants Percent - 0 - - - - -
Urban migration within Afghanistan - - - - - - - -
     Seasonal migrants Percent - 100 - - - - -
     Permanent migrants Percent - 0 - - - - -
Migration to Pakistan - - - - - - - -
     Seasonal migrants Percent - - - - - - -
     Permanent migrants Percent - - - - - - -
Migration to Iran - - - - - - - -
     Seasonal migrants Percent - 4 - - - - -
     Permanent migrants Percent - 96 - - - - -
Migration to Europe - - - - - - - -
     Seasonal migrants Percent - - - - - - -
     Permanent migrants Percent - - - - - - -
Repatriation of Afghan migrants Number - - - - 196 272 1,021
     from Pakistan Number - - - - 146 215 95
     from Iran Number - - - - 44 57 926
     from other countries Number - - - - 6 - 0
SECURITY Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total security incidents  (Afghanistan NGO Safety Office data only) Incidents - - - 115 126 121 -
Coalition Fatalities Number 0 0 1 12 12 25 -
GOVERNANCE Unit 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
Wolesi Jirga elections                
Total valid votes Number - 83,966 - - 45,271 - -
Female turnout Percent - 44.7 - - 44.7 - -
Complaints to EEC Number - - - - 53 - -
Total candidates Number - 43 - - 38 - -
Female candidates Number - 4 - - 11 - -
Polling stations planned Number - - - - 274 - -
Polling stations closed (never opened on election day) Number - - - - 16 - -
Polling stations disqualified by IEC or ECC Number - - - - 15 - -
Planned polling stations closed or disqualified Percent - - - - 11.3 - -
Corruption                
Percentage of public who believes corruption is a common occurrence in the country Percent - - - - 0-45 - -
Percentage of public who believes corruption has become a more significant problem over the last 3 years Percent - - - - 54-71 - -
Percentage of public who believes corruption is the biggest problem in Afghanistan Percent - - - - 4-13 - -