Chauk
Chauk
ချောက် | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The Bagan-Chauk Road crossing, close to Bagan | |
  Chauk Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates:20°53′N94°49′E/ 20.883°N 94.817°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Magway Region |
| District | Magway District |
| Township | Chauk Township |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 44,289 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30(MMT) |
Chauk(Burmese:ချောက်) is atownandriver portinMagway Region,north-centralMyanmar(Burma), on theIrrawaddy River.It is located across the river fromSeikphyu(ဆိပ်ဖြူ) and is connected by a bridge.[citation needed]
History[edit]
In 1902, the Chauk-Lonywa oil field was discovered near Chauk, which is presently a major source of income for the town.
On January 2, 2014, Singapore's Interra Resources announced that its jointly controlled entity, Goldpetrol Joint Operating Company Inc., had commenced drilling development well CHK 1177 in the Chauk oil field in Myanmar.[1]
Climate[edit]
Located in the “Dry Valley” of central Myanmar in therain shadowof theArakan Mountains,Chauk has a borderlinehot semi-arid climate(KöppenBSh), being a little too dry to qualify as atropical savanna climate(Aw) due to the extreme heat and high potentialevapotranspiration.Unlike most monsoonal semi-arid climates, the rainy season in the “Dry Valley” is relatively long at around five to seven months, while variability and extreme monthly and daily rainfalls are much lower than usual with this type of climate.[2]
| Climate data for Chauk (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.7 (105.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) |
1.3 (0.05) |
3.3 (0.13) |
8.8 (0.35) |
81.7 (3.22) |
70.4 (2.77) |
38.7 (1.52) |
99.6 (3.92) |
138.4 (5.45) |
132.3 (5.21) |
20.1 (0.79) |
3.8 (0.15) |
603.4 (23.76) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 47.0 |
| Source:World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
Earthquake[edit]
The 6.8MwMyanmar earthquakeshook north-central Myanmar on August 24, 2016, with a maximumMercalli intensityof VI (Strong). Four people were killed and several ancient temples were damaged.
Economy[edit]
A refinery was built in Chauk for the Chauk-Lonywa oil field that also processes crude oil that comes down a pipeline fromYenangyaung.[4]The Chauk field was still producingnatural gasas of 1995.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^"Interra starts drilling in Myanmar's Chauk field".Oil Patch Asia. Archived fromthe originalon 2 January 2014.Retrieved2 January2014.
- ^SeeCamberlin, Pierre (2010)."More variable tropical climates have a slower demographic growth"(PDF).Climate Research.41:157–167.doi:10.3354/cr00856.
- ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020".World Meteorological Organization.Retrieved16 October2023.
- ^abBečka, Jan (1995) "Chauk"Historical Dictionary of MyanmarScarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, p. 58,ISBN0-8108-2840-5
Capital:Magway | ||
| Gangaw District |   | |
| Magway District | ||
| Minbu District | ||
| Pakokku District | ||
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