FACTS & FIGURES ABOUT PESHAWAR
Follow table provides all the facts and figures related to Peshawar.
AREA
Area ( Peshawar District )
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1257 Sq. Km |
POPULATION
Peshawar District population
(2000)
Population Density per Sq. Km
Annual Growth
Peshawar City Population 1998
• Males
• Females
• Annual Growth Rate
|
.
2,115,000
1683
3.56 %
982,816
521,901
460,915
3.29 %
|
CLIMATE
• Summers (May - October )
• Winters (November - February)
• Spring ( March - April )
|
Min: 18.8°C (66°F)-Max: 41.1°C (106°F) Min: 3.8°C (39°F) - Max: 25.6°C (78°F)
Min: 8.33°C (47°F) - Max: 33.3°C (92°F)
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LOCAL BODIES
Municipal Corporations
District Councils
Town Committees
Union Councils
|
1 1
1
42
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EDUCATION (2000)
Literacy Ratio***
Educational institutes
Enrollment Ratio
• Males
• Females
|
41.97 % 1265
49.64 %
57.61 %
40.98 %
|
Sources:
1. District Census Report of Peshawar 1998
2. Population Census Organization; Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan.
http://www.statpak.gov.pk/
3. Note: All statistics, except Exports & Per Capita Exports, are for the year 1998.
*The maximum and minimum temperatures have been calculated by taking an average of the temperatures of years 1961-90.
**Total Available Labor Force = Population 15 years and above, working and looking for work
***Economically Active Population = Persons working, most of the time during the year preceding the date of census (5th March, 1998); looking for work; laid off and unpaid family helpers assisting their family.
****Literacy Ratio = Percentage of literate population to corresponding population aged 10 and above.
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