# Barkhan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Barkhan
| name               = 
| native_name        = {{hlist|{{nq|بارکھان}}|{{nq|بارکان}}}}
| settlement_type    = [City](/source/City)
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| coordinates        = {{Coord|29|53|57|N|69|31|33|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type   = [Country](/source/Country)
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1  = [Province](/source/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name1  = [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan_(Pakistan))
| subdivision_type2  = [District](/source/Districts_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name2  = [Barkhan District](/source/Barkhan_District)
| population_total   = 14,425
| population_as_of   = 2023
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| area_code_type     = [Calling code](/source/List_of_dialling_codes_of_Pakistan)
| timezone1          = [PST](/source/Pakistan_Standard_Time)
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'''Barkhan''' ({{langx|bal|{{unq|بارکان}}}}; {{langx|ur|{{unq|بارکھان}}}}) is the capital city of the [Barkhan District](/source/Barkhan_District) in the [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan_(Pakistan)) province of [Pakistan](/source/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&nbsp;metres (3,612&nbsp;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](/source/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics)|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref>}}
As of the [2023 census](/source/2023_Pakistani_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](/source/semi-arid_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_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
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 | 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](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration)<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](/source/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](/source/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==
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Category:Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan
Category:Barkhan District

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