Booni
| Booni بونی | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
  Booni Location of Booni within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°47′0″E / 36.28333°N 72.78333°ECoordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°47′0″E / 36.28333°N 72.78333°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Chitral District |
| Established | 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151.51 km2 (58.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 19,421 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Buniyat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Chitrali |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Postal Index Number | 17050 - 0xx |
| Telephone code | +943 - 7 |
| Website | Official Website |
Booni (Urdu: بونی; also spelled Buney) is the headquarters of the subdivision Mastuj (Upper Chitral).
Demographics
The main language spoken in the town is Khowar, also called Chitrali.
Geography
It is located near the Hindu Raj mountain range.
Climate
The climate of Booni is warm during summer & relative to the rest of the Valley, mainly because the sun shines directly in Booni.
In contrast to more southerly valleys of Chitral has a dry Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with almost no rainfall during summers. Precipitation occurs mainly from spring thunderstorms brought about by western frontal systems. In the winter the night time temperature occasionally drops to −10 C. Winter snowfall in the town can be quite heavy with an accumulation of up to two feet being quite common, at higher elevations snowfall can reach as high as 20 metres (70 ft).
| Climate data for Booni | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
38.3 (100.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
44.4 (111.9) |
42.2 (108) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
44.4 (111.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.1 (88) |
25.1 (77.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
26.1 (79) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.8 (64) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.2 (45) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.0 (32) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.9 (48) |
11.1 (52) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.1 (34) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−12.2 (10) |
−12.2 (10) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.512) |
63.8 (2.512) |
97.3 (3.831) |
71.7 (2.823) |
43.9 (1.728) |
5.1 (0.201) |
4.9 (0.193) |
8.0 (0.315) |
7.3 (0.287) |
15.6 (0.614) |
20.4 (0.803) |
38.5 (1.516) |
414.9 (16.335) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.0 | 133.7 | 150.4 | 188.6 | 247.0 | 286.3 | 285.4 | 258.6 | 231.0 | 214.0 | 182.5 | 130.7 | 2,442.2 |
| Source: NOAA (1981-1999) [1] | |||||||||||||
Culture
Educational institutions
There's a number of educational institution in Booni.
- Govt Degree College Booni
- Govt High School Booni
- Govt Girls Degree College Booni
- Pamir School & College Booni
- Space Era Model School Booni
- Oxford Public School Booni
References
- ↑ "Chitral Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
External links
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