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الپوری
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 الپوری
Location in Pakistan
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Elevation | 1,587 m (5,207 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Alpuri (Urdu: الپوری, Pashto: الپوری) is the capital of Shangla District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°54′00″N 72°39′00″E / 34.90000°N 72.65000°E and has an average elevation of 1587 meters. The place has a government degree college and District headquarters hospital. District police officer, deputy commissioner and various offices are also located here. It is famous for its cold weather in summer and snow fall in winter. For local people it is the hub of healthcare as it has a district headquarter hospital and multiple private hospitals such as Mansoor doctors' hospital.
Education
Currently, there are currently two government colleges, which provide education at intermediate level.
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Alpuri features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Alpuri is 15.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 1040 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 25 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 155 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 25.4 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 4.5 °C.
| Climate data for Alpuri | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
