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Haripur, Pakistan

Coordinates: 33°59′39″N 72°56′0″E / 33.99417°N 72.93333°E / 33.99417; 72.93333
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Haripur
ہری پور
City
Small Waterfall in Haripur City
Small Waterfall in Haripur City
Haripur is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Haripur
Haripur
Haripur is located in Pakistan
Haripur
Haripur
Coordinates: 33°59′39″N 72°56′0″E / 33.99417°N 72.93333°E / 33.99417; 72.93333
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictHaripur
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total85,739
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0995
Number of Union councils45

Haripur (Hindko, Urdu: ہری پور) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the 14th largest city by population in the province, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake tehsil and district. Located some 65 km (40 mi) north of Islamabad Capital Territory and 35 km (22 mi) south of Abbottabad, Haripur is in a hilly plain area at an altitude of 520 m (1,706 ft).[2][3]

History

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Boundaries of Haripur
The 4th Hazara Mountain Battery

Haripur was founded by Hari Singh Nalwa, a Sikh commander of Ranjit Singh, in 1822 and became the headquarters of Hazara until 1848.[4] Hari Singh Nalwa had been appointed as the Nazim of Hazara after the first Nazim Amar Singh Majithia was killed by the local populace at Samundar Katha, Abbottabad.[5] The town was visited by Baron Hugel on 23 December 1835, and he found it humming with activity.[4]

The British East India Company conquered Haripur after the defeat of the Sikhs in the first 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 under Chattar Singh.[4] The British divided Hazara region into three tehsils (administrative subdivisions): Mansehra, Abbottabad, and Haripur. Hazara formed part of Punjab province until 1901, when the British formed the buffer province of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Hazara was annexed into it. During the British 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 local Hazarewal gunners, who were trained by James 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 the independence, Hazara district was elevated to the divisional status in 1976. After some time Haripur Tehsil was made district and Haripur became its headquarters.[7]

Education

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Haripur has the University of Haripur with some colleges affiliated with it,[8] as well as the Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology.[9]

Demography

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Religious groups in Haripur City (1881−2017)[a]
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 — — 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%

Climate

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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. The Köppen 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)
Average precipitation 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]

Notable personalities

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 1881-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Haripur, which included Haripur Municipality.[10]: 19 
  2. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

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  1. ^ "Haripur Demographics table" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ United Nations Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC). "Detailed Assessment by Ben Wielgosz". Archived from the original on 24 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Haripur". National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 55". Dsal.uchicago.edu.
  5. ^ "Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Subjugation of North Western Frontier – Kirpal Singh". The Tribune (India newspaper). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Indian Army Mountain Artillery". King-emperor.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ Khan, Shakirullah; Zahoor, Muhammad (June 2023). "The Uraśa State and its capital: Some notes". Journal of Asian Civilizations. 46 (1). Islamabad: Quaid-i-Azam University: 49–61.
  8. ^ "Allama Iqbal Open University". Aiou.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology".
  10. ^ a b "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 10, North-West Frontier Province". 1941. p. 19. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215543. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I." 1881. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057656. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II". 1881. p. 520. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057657. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III". 1881. p. 250. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057658. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Census of India 1901. Vol. 1A, India. Pt. 2, Tables". 1901. p. 44. JSTOR saoa.crl.25352838. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 26. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Census of India, 1911. Vol. 1., Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 23. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393779. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 13, North-west Frontier Province : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1911. p. 302. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394102. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 1, India. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 25. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394121. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 14, North-west Frontier Province : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 340. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430163. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Census of India, 1931, vol. XV. North-west frontier province. Part I-Report. Part II-Tables". 1931. p. 257. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793233. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  22. ^ Climate Summary Haripur, Pakistan
  23. ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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