Buni
Buni (Urdu: بونی; also spelled Booni) is the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Buni بونی | |
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Town | |
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  Buni Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°47′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 |
Demography
The residents of Buni are Khos, and they speak "Khowar" which is spoken and understood throughout Chitral valley. 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−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 (2.7) |
99 (3.9) |
146 (5.7) |
139 (5.5) |
69 (2.7) |
22 (0.9) |
52 (2.0) |
56 (2.2) |
40 (1.6) |
31 (1.2) |
26 (1.0) |
51 (2.0) |
800 (31.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [1] | |||||||||||||
Educational institutions
There's a number of educational institution in Buni.
- Aga Khan High School Buni
- 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
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References
- "Climate:Chitral". Climate-Data.org.
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