Myaungmya

Myaungmya (Burmese: မြောင်းမြမြို့ [mjáʊɰ̃mja̰ mjo̰]) is a town in Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.

Myaungmya
မြောင်းမြမြို့
Town
Myaungmya is located in Myanmar
Myaungmya
Myaungmya
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°35′0″N 94°54′30″E
Country Myanmar
Region Ayeyarwady Region
DistrictMyaungmya District
Population
 (2014)
58,698
 • Ethnicities
Burman Karen
 • Religions
Buddhism Christianity Catholic
Time zoneUTC+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)
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
  1. "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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.


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