Buni ( ur, ; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of
Upper Chitral District in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan.
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 descendant ...
, and they speak
Khowar which is spoken and understood throughout Chitral valley.
Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, is also spoken and understood.
Climate
The climate is considered to be a local
Mediterranean climate. 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
*
Buni Zom
The Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral, in the Hindu Raj range of Pakistan. Buni Zom (main) is the highest peak of the group with an elevation of . It is located about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the town of Chitral, a ...
*
Mastuj
References
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Populated places in Chitral District
Hill stations in Pakistan
Populated places along the Silk Road