Buni ( ur, ; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of
Upper Chitral District
Upper Chitral District ( ps, چترال بالا ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa situated on the Chitral River. Upper Chitral District along with Chitral lower district were part of the erstwh ...
in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
,
Pakistan
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.
Demography
The residents of Buni are
Khos
The Kho (, khw, ) or Chitrali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Chitral and Ghizer Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. They speak an Indo-Aryan language called Khowar.
History
The Kho people are likely descendan ...
, and they speak
Khowar
Khowar () or Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in Chitral and surrounding areas in Pakistan.
Khowar is the lingua franca of Chitral, and it is also spoken in the Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, as we ...
which is spoken and understood throughout Chitral valley.
, the national language of Pakistan, is also spoken and understood.
Climate
The climate is considered to be a local
Mediterranean climate
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. During the year, there is abundant rainfall. This climate is considered to be
Csa
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to the
Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature in Buni is 15.6 °C. About 418 mm of precipitation falls annually.
Educational institutions
There's a number of educational institution in Buni.
*University of Buni(under construction)
*Aga Khan High School Buni
*Govt Degree College Buni
*Govt High School Buni
*Govt Girls Degree College Buni
*Pamir School & College Buni
*Space Era Model School Buni
*Oxford Public School Buni
*Pearl College Buni
See also
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Buni Zom
The Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral
Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the capital of th ...
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Mastuj
Mastuj (Urdu: مستوج) is a city located in Upper Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
History
Mastuj history dates back to the 1700s; later, the British founded this region and created Matsuj Fort to reside here.
Demographics
K ...
References
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Populated places in Chitral District
Hill stations in Pakistan
Populated places along the Silk Road