Buni: Difference between revisions
| Line 211: | Line 211: | ||
There's a smaller number of educational institution in booni district. |
There's a smaller number of educational institution in booni district. |
||
*University of |
*University of Booni |
||
*Oriental Model School |
*Oriental Model School |
||
*Oriental Model College |
*Oriental Model College |
||
Revision as of 11:02, 27 August 2014
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2013) |
Booni | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | NWFP |
| District | Chitral |
| Established | 2, October 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151.51 km2 (58.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 9,320 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Buniyat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Chitrali |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal Index Number | 17050 - 0xx |
| Telephone code | +943 - 7 |
| Website | www |
Booni, formerly called; Buni is a suburb of Chitral located in chitral district , sarhad of pakistan
Demographics
The main language spoken in the town is Chitrali.In the 3rd century AD, Kanishka, the Buddhist ruler of the Kushan empire, occupied Chitral. In the 4th century AD, the Chinese overran the valley. Raees rule over Chitral began in 1320 and came to an end in the 15th century. From 1571 onwards Chitral was the capital of the princely state of Chitral
Geography
It is located in Hindu kush region.It is one of oldest town
History
Booni, is one of oldest area of chitral there are many valley of high mountains, fresh clean waters, green fields, playgrounds, trees and pastures is situated one and a half hours drive from Chitral town. Booni is a valley of highly mountain green farm lands etc. Chitralis the name of a whole district as well as the main town of this district. It draws its name from a tribe known as Chetar.In Chitrali, Chetar means a tribe or farm, for the tribe was built upon a big farm. Booni is one of the biggest in the whole district of Chitral.
Booni is undoubtedly the most romantic, captivating and enchanting place.
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 (108.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
44.4 (111.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °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 (88.0) |
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 (79.0) |
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) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
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 (32.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.51) |
63.8 (2.51) |
97.3 (3.83) |
71.7 (2.82) |
43.9 (1.73) |
5.1 (0.20) |
4.9 (0.19) |
8.0 (0.31) |
7.3 (0.29) |
15.6 (0.61) |
20.4 (0.80) |
38.5 (1.52) |
414.9 (16.32) |
| 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
Budha temple is a famous place in Chitral Booni is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is Chitral Airport,
Educational institutions
There's a smaller number of educational institution in booni district.
- University of Booni
- Oriental Model School
- Oriental Model College
- Pamir School & College
- Booni Model School
References
- ^ "Chitral Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
External links
Template:Cities in Pakistan Template:Chitral district topics
 | This Pakistan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |