Dasu
{{for|the village in Gilgit–Baltistan|Dassu, Gilgit–Baltistan}}
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| name = Dasu
| other_name = Dassu
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| native_name = {{nq|داسو}}
| settlement_type = District Headquarter
| image_skyline = Dassu, Kohistan.jpg
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| image_caption = Indus River between Dasu and Komila, with Karakoram Highway in the middle
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| pushpin_map = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Upper Kohistan
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Dassu Tehsil
| elevation_m = 841
| total_type = City
| population_total = 2,372
| population_as_of = 2017
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Dasu or Dassu (Abasin Kohistani and {{langx|ur|{{nq|داسو}}}}:) is the district headquarters of the Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It had fifteen union councils before the Kandia Valley was separated. Since it is being named as tehsil, the Dasu subdivision has eleven union councils. {{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Dasu features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Dasu is 19.5 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 648 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 13 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 93 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 29.4 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 7.7 °C.
{{Weather box
| location = Dasu
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 13.0
| Feb high C = 15.7
| Mar high C = 20.8
| Apr high C = 26.0
| May high C = 31.4
| Jun high C = 36.6
| Jul high C = 36.0
| Aug high C = 34.7
| Sep high C = 32.6
| Oct high C = 27.9
| Nov high C = 22.0
| Dec high C = 15.3
| Jan mean C = 7.7
| Feb mean C = 10.1
| Mar mean C = 14.7
| Apr mean C = 19.6
| May mean C = 24.4
| Jun mean C = 29.1
| Jul mean C = 29.4
| Aug mean C = 28.5
| Sep mean C = 25.7
| Oct mean C = 20.3
| Nov mean C = 14.7
| Dec mean C = 9.5
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| Jan low C = 2.5
| Feb low C = 4.6
| Mar low C = 8.7
| Apr low C = 13.3
| May low C = 17.4
| Jun low C = 21.7
| Jul low C = 22.9
| Aug low C = 22.3
| Sep low C = 18.8
| Oct low C = 12.8
| Nov low C = 7.5
| Dec low C = 3.7
| rain colour = green
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/473190/
|title = Climate: Dasu - Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = 15 September 2016}}
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See also
References
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Category:Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Category:Populated places in Upper Kohistan District
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