Myingyan
Myingyan
မြင်းခြံမြို့ | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Myingyan railway station | |
  Myingyan Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates:21°27′36″N95°23′18″E/ 21.46000°N 95.38833°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Mandalay Region |
| District | Myingyan District |
| Township | Myingyan Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.58296 km2(3.70000 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 91,542 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30(MST) |
Myingyan(Burmese:မြင်းခြံ;MLCTS:mrang:hkram,[mjɪ́ɰ̃d͡ʑàɰ̃]) is a city and district in theMandalay Divisionof centralMyanmar,previously, it was a district in theMeiktilaDivision ofUpper Burma.It is currently the capital ofMyingyan Townshipand lies along theNational Highway 2.As of 2014[update],the city had a population of 276,096 and the district had 1,055,957.
It lies in the valley of theAyeyarwady River,to the south ofMandalay,on the east bank of the river. The area around the city is flat, especially to the north and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady. Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes. The most noticeable feature isPopa Hill,an extinctvolcano,to the south-east. The highest peak is 4,962 feet (1,512 m). abovesea-level.Theclimateis dry, with high southwindsfrom March until September. The annualrainfallaverages about 35 inches (890 mm). Thetemperaturevaries between 70 and 106 °F (21 and 41 °C). The ordinary crops aremillet,sesame,cotton,maize,riceand a great variety ofpeasandbeans.There are no forests, but a great deal of lowscrubland.Myingyan is the head of the branchrailwayto Thazi and the main line betweenYangonand Mandalay.
Myingyan Prisonin Myingyan District was known as the most infamous detention center among Burma's political prisoners for its atrocities from early 1990s' to October 1999 when the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) was granted an access to the prison.
Climate
[edit]Myingyan has ahot semi-arid climate(KöppenBSh) as the city lies in therain shadowof theArakan Mountainswhich dry the monsoon rains as they descend into the central Irrawaddy Basin.
| Climate data for Myingyan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
2.5 (0.10) |
2.9 (0.11) |
17.6 (0.69) |
91.4 (3.60) |
85.1 (3.35) |
57.2 (2.25) |
105.8 (4.17) |
151.7 (5.97) |
101.6 (4.00) |
25.8 (1.02) |
3.6 (0.14) |
646.4 (25.45) |
| Source 1:Norwegian Meteorological Institute[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Myanmar Climate Report"(PDF).Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 October 2018.Retrieved1 December2018.
- ^Asia. Myanmar. Myingyanclimate-data.org
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Myingyan".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 112.
