{{other uses}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Barkhan | name = | native_name = {{hlist|{{nq|بارکھان}}|{{nq|بارکان}}}} | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | imagesize = 240px | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = | mapsize = 100px | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|29|53|57|N|69|31|33|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Pakistan Balochistan#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = <!-- left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Balochistan | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Barkhan District | population_total = 14,425 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_density_km2 = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_code = | area_code_type = Calling code | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Barkhan''' ({{langx|bal|{{unq|بارکان}}}}; {{langx|ur|{{unq|بارکھان}}}}) is the capital city of the Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120805102642/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=98&dn=Barkhan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Barkhan]</ref> It is located at 29°54'0N 69°31'0E at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,612 feet) above sea level.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/02/Barkhan.html Location of Barkhan - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref>
== Demographics ==
=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|930|1972|1610|1981|...|1998|7670|2017|12,201|2023|14,425|title=|type=|align=center|direction=|width=|state=|shading=|pop_name=|percentages=pagr|source=<ref name="histpop">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population_census/Administrative%20Units.pdf|title=AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref>}} As of the 2023 census, Barkhan had a population of 14,425.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_balochistan_districts.pdf}}</ref>
== Climate ==
Barkhan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification ''BSh'') with very hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: light to moderate rain in the late winter and early spring from February to April, and heavier rain in the monsoon from June to September.
{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Barkhan (1991–2020, extremes 1971–present) |Jan record high C = 25.0 |Feb record high C = 30.5 |Mar record high C = 33.0 |Apr record high C = 39.0 |May record high C = 42.8 |Jun record high C = 44.2 |Jul record high C = 42.3 |Aug record high C = 41.6 |Sep record high C = 40.8 |Oct record high C = 37.0 |Nov record high C = 32.2 |Dec record high C = 28.0 | Jan high C = 16.9 | Feb high C = 19.1 | Mar high C = 24.1 | Apr high C = 30.0 | May high C = 35.6 | Jun high C = 37.5 | Jul high C = 35.9 | Aug high C = 34.7 | Sep high C = 33.7 | Oct high C = 30.1 | Nov high C = 24.5 | Dec high C = 19.8 | year high C = 28.5 | Jan mean C = 10.2 | Feb mean C = 12.8 | Mar mean C = 17.6 | Apr mean C = 23.4 | May mean C = 28.5 | Jun mean C = 30.7 | Jul mean C = 29.7 | Aug mean C = 27.6 | Sep mean C = 27.0 | Oct mean C = 22.9 | Nov mean C = 17.1 | Dec mean C = 12.6 | year mean C = 21.7 | Jan low C = 3.6 | Feb low C = 5.9 | Mar low C = 11.0 | Apr low C = 16.4 | May low C = 21.3 | Jun low C = 23.8 | Jul low C = 23.5 | Aug low C = 22.7 | Sep low C = 20.3 | Oct low C = 15.4 | Nov low C = 9.7 | Dec low C = 5.3 | year low C = 14.9 |Jan record low C = −1.7 |Feb record low C = -2.2 |Mar record low C = 2.0 |Apr record low C = 6.1 |May record low C = 13.0 |Jun record low C = 13.0 |Jul record low C = 15.7 |Aug record low C = 16.7 |Sep record low C = 13.9 |Oct record low C = 9.0 |Nov record low C = 2.0 |Dec record low C = −10.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 12.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 20.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 37.8 | Apr precipitation mm = 37.5 | May precipitation mm = 29.3 | Jun precipitation mm = 56.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 103.9 | Aug precipitation mm = 75.6 | Sep precipitation mm = 33.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 11.4 | Nov precipitation mm = 4.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 6.2 | year precipitation mm = 429.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 2.2 | Feb precipitation days = 2.9 | Mar precipitation days = 4.3 | Apr precipitation days = 4.1 | May precipitation days = 3.4 | Jun precipitation days = 5.9 | Jul precipitation days = 8.2 | Aug precipitation days = 6.5 | Sep precipitation days = 3.1 | Oct precipitation days = 1.4 | Nov precipitation days = 0.7 | Dec precipitation days = 1.0 | year precipitation days = 43.7 |Jan humidity=43 |Feb humidity=39 |Mar humidity=43 |Apr humidity=34 |May humidity=29 |Jun humidity=34 |Jul humidity=55 |Aug humidity=59 |Sep humidity=50 |Oct humidity=33 |Nov humidity=35 |Dec humidity=41 |year humidity= | source 1 = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Pakistan/CSV/Barkhan_41685.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Barkhan |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41685.TXT |server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = Barkhan Climate Normals 1971-1990 |accessdate = January 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=41685&ano=2023&mes=2&day=17&hora=12&min=0&ndays=30|title= 41685: Bar Khan (Pakistan)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 16 February 2023|website=ogimet.com |publisher=OGIMET |access-date= 19 February 2023|quote=}}</ref> | source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1979-1995)<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_416850_kt.pdf | title = Klimatafel von Bar Khan, Prov. Belutschistan / Pakistan | publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure | access-date = September 17, 2016}} </ref> }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Barkhan District