Swabi

Swabi or Sawabai (Urdu صوابی) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2] It is located near the bank of the Indus River.[3] It is the 73rd largest city of Pakistan according to the 2017 census.

This article is about the city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. For the region in Germany, see Swabia.
Swabi

صوابۍ
City
Swabi
Swabi
Coordinates: 34°7′12.5580″N 72°28′12.5544″E
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwabi
TehsilSwabi
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 • Total123,412
 • Rank73rd, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code+92 938

Hindkowans were the original inhabitants of the region. They spoke an Indo-Aryan language called Hindko language.[4] The "Hindko" people were named by the later Pashtun migrants to the region, for the groups who spoke "the Indian language"; and for the Iranic Pashtuns to differenciate themselves from the Indo-Aryan speaking locals.[5]

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
(72.0)
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)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55
(2.2)		 58
(2.3)		 69
(2.7)		 47
(1.9)		 23
(0.9)		 25
(1.0)		 110
(4.3)		 137
(5.4)		 58
(2.3)		 14
(0.6)		 12
(0.5)		 31
(1.2)		 639
(25.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

Demographics

According to the 1998 Pakistan Census, the population of Swabi city was recorded as 80,157. As per 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of city was recorded as 123,412 with an increase of 53.96% in just 19 years.[7]

Education

Following are some of the notable educational institutes in Swabi:

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. Qadeer, Mohammad A. (2006). Pakistan: Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-0415375665.
  5. Shackle 1980, p. 482; Rensch 1992, pp. 3–4. See there for alternative etymologies.
  6. "Climate: Swabi - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
  8. http://www.giki.edu.pk/
  9. http://www.uoswabi.edu.pk/ University of Swabi
  10. http://gkmcs.edu.pk/
  11. http://www.wus.edu.pk
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