Harchin

Harchin
Village
Harchin, Laspur view
Harchin
Coordinates: 36°07′04″N72°28′38″E / 36.11778°N 72.47722°E / 36.11778; 72.47722
Country	Pakistan
State	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Upper Chitral
Established	14 August 1947
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Municipal Corporation
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	463
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Chitrali
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal Index Number	17030 – 0xx
Telephone code	+924 – 7
Website	chitral.gov.pk

Harchin is a village in Laspur, Upper Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. In 1998 it had a population of 1,490. ^[1]

Climate

The prevailing climate is called a tundra climate. Even in the warmest month of the year the temperatures are very low. Köppen and Geiger classify this climate as ET. The mean yearly temperature recorded in Harchin is -6.6 °C | 20.2 °F, as per the available data. The annual rainfall is 773 mm | 30.4 inch. ^[2]

Educational institutions

• Govt Higher Secondary School Harchin Chitral

See also

• Laspur
• Orghoch
• Gahirat

References

1. 1998 District Census Report of Chitral. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999. p. 220.
2. "Harchin climate: Weather Harchin & temperature by month".