Buni
Booni (Urdu: بونی; also spelled Buni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1]
Booni بونی Buni | |
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View of Buni | |
Booni Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Booni Booni (Pakistan) | |
| 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 |
Demography edit
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.
Climate edit
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 | |||||||||||||
Educational institutions edit
There's a number of educational institution in Buni.
- Aga Khan High School Buni
- Govt Degree College Buni
- Govt High School Buni
- Govt Girls Degree College Buni
- Pamir School & College Buni
- Space Era Model School Buni
- Oxford Public School Buni
- Pearl College Buni
- FCPS BUNI
- Nani ECD School Lasht Buni
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (PDF). Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Booni at Wikimedia Commons