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
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Myaungmya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 103.
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