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 PST (UTC+5)
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 Kohs, other dardic group includes is Shina. Urdu 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.

See also

References

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