Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan
Khanpur
خانپور | |
|---|---|
City, Tehsil | |
  Khanpur  Khanpur | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Government | |
| • Assistant Commissioner, Khanpur | Mr. Abdul Ghaffar, |
| • Tehsil Municipal Officer, Khanpur | Mr. Khalid Mehmood Babbar, |
| Area | |
| • City, Tehsil | 3,065 km2 (1,183 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City, Tehsil | 983,415 |
| • Urban | 233,347 |
| • Rural | 750,068 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 06855 |
Khanpur (Urdu, Punjabi: خانپور ) is a city and Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Language and Demography
According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of 2009, the recorded population of Khanpur was 156,152 And According to 2017 Census Report the total population of Khanpur Tehsil is 983,415.[2]
Climate
Khanpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low, but some rain does fall in the monsoon season from July to September.
| Climate data for Khanpur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
45.6 (114.1) |
47.8 (118.0) |
48.0 (118.4) |
46.7 (116.1) |
43.3 (109.9) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
48.0 (118.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.3 (106.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
33.4 (92.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
16.9 (62.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) |
5.4 (0.21) |
5.6 (0.22) |
2.8 (0.11) |
5.1 (0.20) |
2.8 (0.11) |
27.5 (1.08) |
23.0 (0.91) |
15.5 (0.61) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.7 (0.03) |
3.3 (0.13) |
97.3 (3.83) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 261.3 | 244.3 | 269.9 | 287.1 | 310.4 | 283.5 | 274.9 | 293.8 | 289.7 | 307.2 | 287.9 | 260.5 | 3,370.5 |
| Source: NOAA (1961–1990)[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Sipra
- Gujjar
- Punjabi people
- Liaquat Pur
- Firoza
- Rahim yar Khan
- Bahawalpur
- Bahawalpur (princely state)
- Masjid Rajgan
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Khanpur Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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