Dir (city)

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title: "Dir (city)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-upper-dir-district", "tehsils-of-upper-dir-district", "cities-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dir_(city)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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settlement_typeCity
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Upper Dir District
unit_prefMetric
area_urban_footnotes
area_rural_footnotes
area_metro_footnotes
area_magnitude
area_blank2_title
area_blank2_km2
elevation_m1420
population_as_of2023
population_total47,828
population_density_km2auto
timezone1PKT
utc_offset1+5
postal_code18000
website
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History

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Dir was founded in the 17th century. Mullā Ilyās, a 17th-century holy man, is said to have been the founder. It was the capital of the former princely state of Dir, until its full incorporation into Pakistan in 1969. The former royal palace is on a hill above the city. Dir was then the capital of the Dir District. When the Dir District was divided in 1996 into Upper and Lower Dir, Dir city and Timergara became its district headquarters respectively. Yusufzay Pashtuns make up the primary ethnic group in the region and in the city.

Demographics

Population

The population of city in 1998 was 22,901 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 47,842.

Climate

Like most of the southern slopes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dir has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Owing to the city's exposed location, rainfall from frontal cyclones from the west is heavier than in any other part of Pakistan, and their passage, as well as very penetrative monsoonal periods, are usually accompanied by heavy thunderstorms. | location = Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | single line = Y | metric first = Y | width = auto | Jan record high C = 22.2 | Feb record high C = 23.9 | Mar record high C = 30.6 | Apr record high C = 33.9 | May record high C = 38.1 | Jun record high C = 41.5 | Jul record high C = 38.1 | Aug record high C = 37.4 | Sep record high C = 35.0 | Oct record high C = 33.9 | Nov record high C = 28.0 | Dec record high C = 23.0 | Jan high C = 11.3 | Feb high C = 12.0 | Mar high C = 16.1 | Apr high C = 22.5 | May high C = 27.9 | Jun high C = 32.4 | Jul high C = 31.2 | Aug high C = 30.1 | Sep high C = 28.9 | Oct high C = 25.3 | Nov high C = 20.1 | Dec high C = 13.9 | year high C = 22.6 | Jan mean C = 4.4 | Feb mean C = 5.3 | Mar mean C = 9.5 | Apr mean C = 15.0 | May mean C = 19.8 | Jun mean C = 23.9 | Jul mean C = 25.1 | Aug mean C = 24.2 | Sep mean C = 21.2 | Oct mean C = 16.3 | Nov mean C = 11.2 | Dec mean C = 6.4 | year mean C = 15.1 | Jan low C = −2.5 | Feb low C = −1.5 | Mar low C = 3.0 | Apr low C = 7.6 | May low C = 11.6 | Jun low C = 15.5 | Jul low C = 19.1 | Aug low C = 18.3 | Sep low C = 13.5 | Oct low C = 7.3 | Nov low C = 2.4 | Dec low C = −1.2 | year low C = 7.8 | Jan record low C = −10.6 | Feb record low C = -13.9 | Mar record low C = −4.4 | Apr record low C = -1.1 | May record low C = 2.9 | Jun record low C = 8.3 | Jul record low C = 10.0 | Aug record low C = 7.9 | Sep record low C = 3.3 | Oct record low C = 0.1 | Nov record low C = −7.2 | Dec record low C = −9.4 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 120.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 176.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 253.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 178 | May precipitation mm = 86.1 | Jun precipitation mm = 54.4 | Jul precipitation mm = 160.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 168.6 | Sep precipitation mm = 83.7 | Oct precipitation mm = 50.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 58.1 | Dec precipitation mm = 90.3 | year precipitation mm = | Jan sun = 131.6 | Feb sun = 129.7 | Mar sun = 145.8 | Apr sun = 195.4 | May sun = 254.2 | Jun sun = 282.4 | Jul sun = 247.1 | Aug sun = 223.8 | Sep sun = 224.1 | Oct sun = 221.7 | Nov sun = 202.5 | Dec sun = 140.0 | source 1 = NOAA (1971-1990){{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41508.TXT |title = Dir Climate Normals 1971-1990 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201031082251/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41508.TXT |archive-date = 2020-10-31 |url-status = dead |access-date = January 16, 2013}} | date = November 2011 | source =

References

References

  5. "Dir, Pakistan".
  6. Syed Ziafat Ali. "Welcome To Dir State".
  7. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". Lahore School.
  8. "Khyber Pakhtūnkhwā / incl. FATA (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  9. "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023, KPK".

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