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Nyaung-U
Nyaung-U (Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan, a popular tourist attraction.[1] The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were [2]
- Htilominlo Pagoda
- Gubyaukgyi Pagoda
- Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and
- Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill
Nyaung-U ညောင်ဦးမြို့ | |
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Town | |
Nyaung-U Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.200°N 94.917°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Mandalay |
| District | Nyaung-U District |
| Township | Nyaung-U Township |
| Population (2014) | 48,528 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus[3] and by boat.[4]
The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989.[5] It has a population of 48,528.[6]
Climate Edit
| Climate data for Nyaung-U (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.7 (103.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 34.2 (93.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 28.0 (82.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) | 1.7 (0.07) | 4.8 (0.19) | 11.6 (0.46) | 106.2 (4.18) | 68.4 (2.69) | 38.6 (1.52) | 96.7 (3.81) | 143.5 (5.65) | 129.3 (5.09) | 25.9 (1.02) | 4.3 (0.17) | 635.5 (25.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 51.5 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[7] | |||||||||||||
References Edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ "The Slow Boat to Nyaung U - Adam Cohn - the School of Thought".
- ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2110newsm.pdf[permanent dead link] Page 19 Col 2
- ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
External links Edit
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- http://m.naim.my/the-market-at-nyaung-u/
- http://www.exoticmyanmartravel.com/nyaung_u.htm[permanent dead link]
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