Naushahro Feroze

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Naushahro Feroze
Naushahro Feroze is located in Pakistan
Naushahro Feroze
Coordinates: 26°51′N 68°08′E / 26.850°N 68.133°E / 26.850; 68.133Coordinates: 26°51′N 68°08′E / 26.850°N 68.133°E / 26.850; 68.133
Country  Pakistan
Province Sindh Province
Elevation 38 m (125 ft)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Naushahro Feroze (Urdu: نوشہروفِيروز‎), (Sindhi: نوشهرو فیروز), is a city and capital of Naushahro Firoz District in Sindh province of Pakistan.[1] The district is located at 26°50'0N 68°7'0E with an altitude of 38 metres (127 feet).[2]

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Geography and demographics [edit]

The area of Naushahro Firoz[vague] is 2,946 square kilometres with population of 1,087,571 where 568,574 are males and 518,997 are females. The population growth rate is 1.61%, and the literacy rate is 39.14%.[citation needed]

Climate [edit]

Naushahro Firoz has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low, and mainly falls in the monsoon season from July to September.

Climate data for Naushahro Firoz
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.0
(102.2)
37.0
(98.6)
41.1
(106)
47.3
(117.1)
50.0
(122)
51.0
(123.8)
48.0
(118.4)
47.0
(116.6)
44.4
(111.9)
43.0
(109.4)
38.3
(100.9)
32.7
(90.9)
51
(123.8)
Average high °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
26.0
(78.8)
32.2
(90)
39.0
(102.2)
43.5
(110.3)
44.2
(111.6)
41.2
(106.2)
39.3
(102.7)
38.8
(101.8)
36.7
(98.1)
30.7
(87.3)
24.5
(76.1)
34.94
(94.91)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.2
(57.6)
16.9
(62.4)
23.0
(73.4)
29.6
(85.3)
34.2
(93.6)
35.9
(96.6)
34.5
(94.1)
32.8
(91)
31.2
(88.2)
27.2
(81)
21.2
(70.2)
15.6
(60.1)
26.36
(79.46)
Average low °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
8.1
(46.6)
14.0
(57.2)
20.2
(68.4)
24.7
(76.5)
27.6
(81.7)
27.5
(81.5)
26.3
(79.3)
23.5
(74.3)
17.7
(63.9)
11.6
(52.9)
6.6
(43.9)
17.76
(63.97)
Record low °C (°F) −2.8
(27)
−3.0
(26.6)
3.0
(37.4)
10.0
(50)
11.5
(52.7)
18.5
(65.3)
18.9
(66)
14.0
(57.2)
7.0
(44.6)
1.1
(34)
−1.1
(30)
−3
(26.6)
Precipitation mm (inches) 1.2
(0.047)
4.5
(0.177)
4.5
(0.177)
2.1
(0.083)
1.5
(0.059)
3.2
(0.126)
41.7
(1.642)
30.7
(1.209)
11.8
(0.465)
1.9
(0.075)
2.1
(0.083)
3.3
(0.13)
108.5
(4.273)
Source: NOAA (1961–1990) [3]

Education [edit]

Bahria Foundation College is located in the city. Private schools located in the city include:

  • Modern School Naushahro Firoz
  • IQRA Public School
  • Ahlul Bait Public School (AEP)[expand acronym]
  • Isra School
  • Intelegensia Public School
  • TCF School from Citizen Foundation NGO
  • Azeem Public School
  • Star Grammar Higher Secondary
  • Hope Skills Academy
  • Sky Public
  • IBA Community College
  • Bahria Foundation College
  • Star Grammar High school
  • City Superior School
  • Vision Public School
  • Bashaoor Public Academy

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