Buni
Pakistani town
Buni (Khowar, Urdu: بونی; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The 2,500 m (8,200 ft) high Qaqlasht Meadows, the site of a major festival in the region, are located near the town.
Lying near the foothills of the Buni Zom, Buni is near glacial lakes, due to which the town has faced floodings various times. Through the glacial melting followed by heavy monsoon rainfalls, the region was severely affected by the floods during August 2024.
01Demography
The residents of Buni are primarily Kho people (also known as Chitralis), who speak Khowar, a language widely spoken and understood throughout the Chitral region. Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, is also commonly spoken and understood. The population comprises both Ismaili and Sunni Muslims.
02Climate
The climate is considered to be a local Mediterranean climate. During the year, there is abundant rainfall. This climate is considered to be Csa to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature in Buni is 15.6 °C. About 418 mm of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Buni | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
99 (3.9) |
146 (5.7) |
139 (5.5) |
69 (2.7) |
22 (0.9) |
52 (2.0) |
56 (2.2) |
40 (1.6) |
31 (1.2) |
26 (1.0) |
51 (2.0) |
800 (31.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
03Educational institutions
There are a number of educational institutions in Booni, which includes;
- Aga Khan High School, Buni
- FCPS, Buni
- Government Degree College, Buni
- Government High School, Buni
- Government Girls Degree College, Buni
- Nani ECD School Lasht
- Oxford Public School, Buni
- Pamir School and College, Buni
- Space Era Model School, Buni
Sources and credits
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- Booni from above.jpg by Naveedanjumkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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