Swabi

Swabi
صوابۍ‬
City
Swabi
Location within Pakistan
Swabi
Swabi (Pakistan)
Swabi
Swabi (Asia)
Swabi
Swabi (Earth)
Coordinates: 34°7′12.5580″N 72°28′12.5544″E / 34.120155000°N 72.470154000°E / 34.120155000; 72.470154000Coordinates: 34°7′12.5580″N 72°28′12.5544″E / 34.120155000°N 72.470154000°E / 34.120155000; 72.470154000
Country  Pakistan
Province  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Swabi
Tehsil Swabi
Elevation 340 m (1,120 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 123,412
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code +92 946
Location of Swabi District (highlighted in yellow) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Swabi (Pashto and Urdu: صوابۍ‎) or Sawabai is the capital of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2] It is located near the bank of the Indus River.[3]

History

Near Swabi is the settlement of Hund, which was one of the historical capitals of ancient Gandhara.

Climate

Swabi has a warm and temperate climate. With hot, humid summers and mild winters, Swabi features a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). The average temperature in Swabi is 22.2 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 639 mm. November is the driest month with an average rainfall of 12 mm, while the wettest month is August, with an average 137 mm of precipitation.

June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 32.9 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 10.2 °C.

Climate data for Swabi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9)		 19.0
(66.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 30.1
(86.2)		 36.3
(97.3)		 41.4
(106.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 35.3
(95.5)		 31.6
(88.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 19.4
(66.9)		 29.6
(85.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)		 12.7
(54.9)		 17.5
(63.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 28.0
(82.4)		 32.9
(91.2)		 31.8
(89.2)		 30.4
(86.7)		 28.4
(83.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 16.9
(62.4)		 11.7
(53.1)		 22.2
(72)
Average low °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 10.4
(50.7)		 15.3
(59.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 22.3
(72.1)		 14.9
(58.8)		 7.4
(45.3)		 2.7
(36.9)		 14.8
(58.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ↑ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (SWABI DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Location of Swabi - Falling Rain Genomics
  4. ↑ "Climate: Swabi - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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