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]
Khanpur
خان پور | |
|---|---|
  Khanpur  Khanpur | |
| 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 |
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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