Buni (Urdu: بونی; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Buni
بونی Booni | |
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town | |
![]() Buni at Kunar River | |
![]() ![]() Buni Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa![]() ![]() Buni Buni (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan | |
Coordinates: 36°16′22″N 72°15′35″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
District | Upper Chitral |
Tehsil | Mastuj |
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 |
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.
The climate is considered to be a local Mediterranean climate. During the year, there is abundant rainfall. This climate is considered to be Csa 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] |
There's a number of educational institution in Buni.
Media related to Booni at Wikimedia Commons
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