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| Buni بونیBooni | |
|---|---|
| town | |
 View of Buni | |
  BuniLocation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanShow map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa BuniBuni (Pakistan)Show map of Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′22″N 72°15′35″E / 36.27278°N 72.25972°E / 36.27278; 72.25972 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Upper Chitral |
| Tehsil | Mastuj |
| Established | 1885 |
| Founded by | British government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151.51 km (58.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,085 m (6,841 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50,000 |
| • Density | 330/km (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 |
Buni (Urdu: بونی; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Demography
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
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
There are a number of educational institutions in Booni.
- 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
- FCPS BUNI
- Nani ECD School Lasht Buni
- Aga Khan High School Buni
See also
References
- "District Profile - Chitral 2014 (List of Union Councils and Villages 2001) (scroll down to page 56 of 115 for Booni, Chitral)" (PDF). Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
External links
Media related to Booni at Wikimedia Commons
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