Khwazakhela
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
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|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| Elevation | 1,151 m (3,776 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Tehsil | 265,571 |
| • Urban | 48,027 |
| • Rural | 217,544 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Khwazakhela (Urdu: خوازہ خیلہ, Pashto: خوازه خېله) is a town and an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Khwazakhela features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Khwazakhela is 18.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 969 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 24 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 138 mm.
July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 6.4 °C.
| Climate data for Khwazakhela | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
12.0 (53.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
Administrative unites
According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,[3] Tehsil Khwazakhela has following 7 Wards:[4]
See also
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Climate: Khwazakhela - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf
- ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/neighbourhood-council/
External links
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places
- United Nations
- Hajj 2014 Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com
34°56′N 72°28′E / 34.933°N 72.467°E
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