Buni

Buni
بونی
Town
Buni
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°47′0″E / 36.28333°N 72.78333°E / 36.28333; 72.78333Coordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°47′0″E / 36.28333°N 72.78333°E / 36.28333; 72.78333
Country  Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Chitral District
Tehsil Mastuj
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
Area
 • Total 151.51 km2 (58.50 sq mi)
Elevation 1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Population (2003)
 • Total 19,421
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Postal Index Number 17050 - 0xx
Telephone code +943 - 7
Website Official Website

Buni (Urdu: بونی‎; also spelled Booni) is the headquarters of Mastuj Tehsil, Upper Chitral, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Demography

The residents of Buni are Khos, and a minority Shina are present. Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, is also spoken and understood.

Climate

The climate is considered to be a local steppe climate. During the year there is little rainfall. This climate is considered to be BSK according 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
Average high °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)		 32.0
(89.6)		 28.7
(83.7)		 23.7
(74.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 10.9
(51.6)		 32.8
(91)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)		 5.0
(41)		 9.8
(49.6)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 26.1
(79)		 25.4
(77.7)		 21.9
(71.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 11.5
(52.7)		 6.5
(43.7)		 26.1
(79)
Average low °C (°F) −1.1
(30)		 −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
(2.72)		 99
(3.9)		 146
(5.75)		 139
(5.47)		 69
(2.72)		 22
(0.87)		 52
(2.05)		 56
(2.2)		 40
(1.57)		 31
(1.22)		 26
(1.02)		 51
(2.01)		 800
(31.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [1]

Educational institutions

There's a number of educational institution 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
  • Pearl College Buni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Climate:Chitral". Climate-Data.org.

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