Myaungmya
Myaungmya (Burmese: မြောင်းမြမြို့ [mjáʊɰ̃mja̰ mjo̰]) is a town in Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
Myaungmya မြောင်းမြမြို့ | |
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Town | |
Myaungmya Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 16°35′0″N 94°54′30″E / 16.58333°N 94.90833°ECoordinates: 16°35′0″N 94°54′30″E / 16.58333°N 94.90833°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Myaungmya District |
| Population (2014) | 58,698 |
| • Ethnicities | Burman Karen |
| • Religions | Buddhism Christianity Catholic |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
The town is home to the Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary, a Seventh-day Adventist seminary and Myaungmya Education College. As of 2014 the population was 58,698.[1]
Myaungmya is where Daw Khin Kyi, the wife of national leader General Aung San was born. It was also one of the towns where anti-colonial nationalistic education was implemented, with U Nu serving as district education officer.Also Dee Doke U Ba Cho, Burma Leader was born.Myaungmya city is the main exporter of rice in Myanmar.
George Orwell served as assistant superintendent of police in Myaungmya in 1924.
Climate
| Climate data for Myaungmya (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.1 (68.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.3 (0.01) | 2.6 (0.10) | 5.7 (0.22) | 26.7 (1.05) | 277.0 (10.91) | 577.1 (22.72) | 617.7 (24.32) | 650.9 (25.63) | 396.8 (15.62) | 197.6 (7.78) | 88.1 (3.47) | 8.9 (0.35) | 2,849.4 (112.18) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[2] | |||||||||||||
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Myaungmya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 103.