Battagram
City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Battagram (Urdu: بٹگرام, Pashto: بټګرام) is a city and Union Council of Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°41'N 73°1'E and has an altitude of 1038 metres (3408 feet).
01Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Battagram features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Battagram is 18.5 °C or 65.3 °F, while the annual precipitation averages 1,427 millimetres or 56.18 inches.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.9 °C or 82.2 °F. The coldest month, January, has an average temperature of 7.6 °C or 45.7 °F.
| Climate data for Battagram | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
24.7 (76.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 128 (5.0) |
205 (8.1) |
231 (9.1) |
148 (5.8) |
71 (2.8) |
51 (2.0) |
192 (7.6) |
163 (6.4) |
61 (2.4) |
39 (1.5) |
57 (2.2) |
81 (3.2) |
1,427 (56.1) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 103 |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
02Education
| Schools of Battagram | Location | Colleges of Battagram | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Centennial Model High School, Battagram | near DHQ Hospital Battagram | Government Degree College, Battagram | Opposite Karakoram Highway (KKH N35), Chappargram. | ||
| Young Muslim Public School and College, Battagram | Boys Branch located near Police Station, Ajmera. | Sir Sayed institute of learning (SILM) school and College, Battagram | Boys Branch located near jahil mord ,
Girls Branch located near Wapda Office, Battagram |
Young Muslim Public School & College, Battagram | Boys Branch located near Police Station, Battagram.
Girls Branch located near Wapda Office, Battagram |
| Al Syed Garden Public School and College, Battagram | Near Vagon Adda, Ajmera | Sir Syed Institute of Learning & Motivation, Battagram | Near Sub-Jail Battagram | ||
| Al-Ezzah Academy, Battagram | Karakoram highway, near Tamai road, Ajmera | Zahid Public High School & College, Battagram | Banya Road, Kuzabanda Mira | ||
| The Rising Star Public School, Battagram | N/A | Sky Hawk International Public School & College, Battagram | Near PSO Petrol Pump, Battagram. | ||
| Pace Institute of I.T Battagram | Oppt. TMA Office, near Ajmera Road, United Market Battagram |
The schools are being built with the help of several NGOs and foreign funds to improve the literacy rate of the people.
032005 earthquake
Battagram was among the areas affected by the earthquake of 8 October 2005, where more than 4,500 people were killed and approximately 35,000 were injured.
04Administration
Battagram District is divided into two tehsils, the proper Battagram and Allai (which are Banna, Bateela, Batkul, Biari, Jambera, Pashto, Rashang and Sakargah). Proper Battagram main city is a tehsil and district headquarters and is also one of 20 Union Councils of the District of Battagram.
The Battagram Tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union Councils:
Sources and credits
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- Battagram City1.JPG by Zia Ullah Khan, FAL
- 17-04-08-11-26-26-807 photo.jpg by Zalaan khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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