Pattan ( ps, پټن, ur, ) is the capital of
Lower Kohistan District
Lower Kohistan District ( ps, لر / کوز کوہستان ولسوالۍ , ur, ) is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The district headquarters of Lower Kohistan is Pattan.
Overview and history
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in the
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, ...
province of
Pakistan
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Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Pattan features a
humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') under the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
. The average temperature in Pattan is 19.6 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 802 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 17 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 123 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 29.3 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 7.9 °C.
See also
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Dasu
Dasu or Dassu ( Abasin Kohistani, Urdu and ps, ) is the district headquarters of Upper Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It had 15 Union Councils before the separation of the Kandia valley. Since its being named as Tehsil, the ...
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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, ...
References
External links
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower DirUnited Nations
Populated places in Lower Kohistan District
Union councils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Union Councils of Kohistan District, Pakistan
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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