Khwazakhela

Khwazakhela (Urdu: خوازہ خیلہ, Pashto: خوازه خېله) is a town and an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Khwaza Khela Tehsil


  • خوازه خېله
  • تحصیل خوازہ خیلہ
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Coordinates: 34°56′N 72°28′E
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Elevation
1,151 m (3,776 ft)
Population
  Tehsil265,571
  Urban
48,027
  Rural
217,544
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Khwazakhela features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Khwazakhela is 18.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 969 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 24 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 138 mm.

July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 6.4 °C.

Climate data for Khwazakhela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)
13.7
(56.7)
18.4
(65.1)
23.8
(74.8)
29.7
(85.5)
35.2
(95.4)
34.6
(94.3)
33.0
(91.4)
31.0
(87.8)
26.5
(79.7)
20.5
(68.9)
13.8
(56.8)
24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
8.6
(47.5)
12.8
(55.0)
17.7
(63.9)
22.8
(73.0)
27.8
(82.0)
28.1
(82.6)
27.0
(80.6)
24.4
(75.9)
19.3
(66.7)
13.8
(56.8)
8.5
(47.3)
18.1
(64.6)
Average low °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
3.6
(38.5)
7.2
(45.0)
11.7
(53.1)
16.0
(60.8)
20.5
(68.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.0
(69.8)
17.8
(64.0)
12.2
(54.0)
7.1
(44.8)
3.2
(37.8)
12.0
(53.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Administrative unites

According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,[3] Tehsil Khwazakhela has following 7 Wards:[4]

  1. Khawazakhela
  2. Shalpin
  3. Shin
  4. Kotanai
  5. Miandam
  6. Fatehpur
  7. Jano

See also

References


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