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Booni
بونی Buni | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 36°16′22″N 72°15′35″E / 36.27278°N 72.25972°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Upper Chitral |
Tehsil | Mastuj |
Established | 1885 |
Founded by | British government |
Area | |
• Total | 151.51 km2 (58.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,085 m (6,841 ft) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 50,000 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Demonym | Booneqh |
Languages | |
• Official | khowar |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( PST) |
Postal Index Number | 17050 - 0xx |
Telephone code | +943 - 7 |
Website | Official Website |
Booni ( Urdu: بونی; also spelled Buni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [1]
The residents of Buni are Khos, and they speak Khowar which is spoken and understood throughout Chitral valley. Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, is also spoken and understood. The residents are Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and Sunni.
The climate is considered to be a local Mediterranean climate. During the year, there is abundant rainfall. This climate is considered to be Csa to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature in Buni is 15.6 °C. About 418 mm of precipitation falls annually.
Climate data for Buni | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
99 (3.9) |
146 (5.7) |
139 (5.5) |
69 (2.7) |
22 (0.9) |
52 (2.0) |
56 (2.2) |
40 (1.6) |
31 (1.2) |
26 (1.0) |
51 (2.0) |
800 (31.4) |
Source: Climate-Data.org |
There's a number of educational institution in Buni.
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