Bahrain, Pakistan
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| Tehsil | Bahrain |
| Government | |
| • Tehsil Chairman | Shahid Ali (PTI) |
| Elevation | 1,435 m (4,708 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 76,728 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Bahrain (Torwali: بحرین; also spelled Behrain), formerly known in Torwali as Bhaunal,[2] is a town located in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 60 km north of Mingora at an elevation of 4,700 ft on the right bank of the Swat river. Geographically in the Swat Kohistan region, it is named Bahrain (lit. "two rivers") due to its location at the confluence of the Daral and Swat rivers. It is known for its riverside tourist resorts, local handicrafts, and its view of the merging of the Daral and Swat rivers. It also serves as a base camp for the trail that leads to the Daral and Saidgai lakes. Behrain is the tehsil headquarter of Behrain Tehsil.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | ... | — |
| 2017 | 61,787 | — |
| 2023 | 76,728 | +3.68% |
| Sources:[3][4] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Bahrain had a population of 76,728.[5]
Climate
[edit | edit source]With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Bahrain has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Bahrain is 16.6 °C or 61.9 °F, while the annual precipitation averages 866 millimetres or 34.09 inches. November is the driest month with 21 millimetres or 0.83 inches of precipitation, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 120 millimetres or 4.72 inches.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.0 °C or 80.6 °F. The coldest month, January, has an average temperature of 4.8 °C or 40.6 °F.
| Climate data for Bahrain | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
92 (3.6) |
120 (4.7) |
107 (4.2) |
64 (2.5) |
40 (1.6) |
109 (4.3) |
109 (4.3) |
61 (2.4) |
33 (1.3) |
21 (0.8) |
41 (1.6) |
866 (34) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
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References
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