Haripur ہری پور | |
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 Small Waterfall in Haripur City | |
  Haripur  Haripur | |
| Coordinates:33°59′39″N72°56′0″E / 33.99417°N 72.93333°E /33.99417; 72.93333 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Haripur |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 85,739 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0995 |
| Number ofUnion councils | 45 |
Haripur (Hindko,Urdu:ہری پور) is a city in theHazara Division ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the14th largest city by population in the province, and serves as the headquarter of its namesaketehsil anddistrict. Located some 65 km (40 mi) north ofIslamabad Capital Territory and 35 km (22 mi) south ofAbbottabad, Haripur is in a hilly plain area at an altitude of 520 m (1,706 ft).[2][3]
Haripur was founded byHari Singh Nalwa, aSikh commander ofRanjit Singh, in 1822 and became the headquarters ofHazara until 1848.[4] Hari Singh Nalwa had been appointed as theNazim of Hazara after the first NazimAmar Singh Majithia was killed by the local populace at Samundar Katha, Abbottabad.[5] The town was visited byBaron Hugel on 23 December 1835, and he found it humming with activity.[4]
TheBritish East India Company conquered Haripur after the defeat of the Sikhs in thefirst Anglo-Sikh War in 1846. An obelisk marks the grave of Colonel Canara, a European officer of the Sikh Artillery, who fell in 1848 defending his guns single-handed against the insurgents underChattar Singh.[4] The British divided Hazara region into threetehsils (administrative subdivisions):Mansehra,Abbottabad, and Haripur. Hazara formed part ofPunjab province until 1901, when the British formed the buffer province ofNorth West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Hazara was annexed into it. During theBritish rule, Haripur was a small town. Its population according to the 1901 census was 5,578 and the income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902–3 averaged Rs. 17,800. In 1903–04 the income and expenditure were Rs. 19,100 and Rs. 20,000 respectively. The municipality was constituted in 1867.[4]
In 1851, the 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery was raised at Haripur by localHazarewal gunners, who were trained byJames Abbott, a British officer and first deputy commissioner of Hazara, to defend the district. The Hazarewals embarked on many campaigns throughout the province.[6]
After theindependence, Hazara district was elevated to the divisional status in 1976. After some time Haripur Tehsil was made district and Haripur became its headquarters.[7]
Haripur has theUniversity of Haripur with some colleges affiliated with it,[8] as well as thePak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology.[9]
| Religious group | 1881[11][12][13] | 1901[14][15] | 1911[16][17] | 1921[18][19] | 1931[20] | 1941[10] | 2017[21] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 2,461 | 50.39% | 2,978 | 53.39% | 3,515 | 56.76% | 2,907 | 49.36% | 4,253 | 55.57% | 5,174 | 55.5% | 132,930 | 99.87% |
Hinduism [b] | 2,378 | 48.69% | 1,666 | 29.87% | 2,250 | 36.33% | 2,636 | 44.76% | 2,693 | 35.19% | 3,113 | 33.39% | 5 | 0% |
Sikhism | 45 | 0.92% | 933 | 16.73% | 423 | 6.83% | 346 | 5.88% | 696 | 9.09% | 1,035 | 11.1% | — | — |
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | — | — | — | — |
Christianity | — | — | 1 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0.14% | 0 | 0% | 65 | 0.05% |
Zoroastrianism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | — | — |
Judaism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | — | — |
Buddhism.svg) | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | — | — | — | — |
Ahmadiyya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 0.04% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 50 | 0.04% |
| Total population | 4,884 | 100% | 5,578 | 100% | 6,193 | 100% | 5,889 | 100% | 7,653 | 100% | 9,322 | 100% | 133,100 | 100% |
The weather in Haripur is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. This climate type is found on the eastern sides of the continents between 20° and 35° N and S latitudes. TheKöppen climate classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (humid subtropical climate).[22]
| Climate data for Haripur, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (62) | 18 (64) | 23 (73) | 28 (82) | 34 (93) | 39 (102) | 37 (98) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 30 (86) | 24 (75) | 19 (66) | 28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 5 (41) | 10 (50) | 14 (57) | 18 (64) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 20 (68) | 14 (57) | 9 (48) | 4 (39) | 14 (57) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) | 100 (4.1) | 120 (4.9) | 100 (4.1) | 74 (2.9) | 76 (3) | 250 (9.7) | 240 (9.6) | 97 (3.8) | 51 (2) | 30 (1.2) | 48 (1.9) | 1,260 (50.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase[23] | |||||||||||||
