Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan
Khanpur خان پور | |
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Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Rahim Yar Khan |
Area | |
• Metro | 3,065 km2 (1,183 sq mi) |
Population | |
• City | 184,793 |
• Rank | 45th, Pakistan |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 06855 |
Khanpur (Urdu: خان پور) is a city and capital of Khanpur Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District, Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2]
It is the 45th-largest city of Pakistan by population, according to the 2017 census.[1]
Climate
[edit]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.[3]
Climate data for Khanpur | |||||||||||||
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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) |
See also
[edit]- Sipra
- Gujjar
- Punjabi people
- Liaquat Pur
- Firoza
- Rahim yar Khan
- Bahawalpur
- Bahawalpur (princely state)
- Rajput
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population of Khanpur (2017 census)". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Rahim Yar Khan". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Khanpur, Pakistan Page Fallingrain.com website, Retrieved 16 May 2023