Tharrawaddy, Myanmar

City in Bago Region, Myanmar
Tharrawaddy
သာယာဝတီ
Tharyarwaddy
City
17°39′06″N 95°47′08″E / 17.651784°N 95.785500°E / 17.651784; 95.785500
Country Myanmar
Region Bago Region
DistrictTharrawaddy
TownshipTharrawaddy
Population
 (151,104)
 • City151,104
 • Urban
35,815
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Tharrawaddy (Burmese: သာယာဝတီ) is a city in Bago Region of lower Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tharrawaddy District and Tharrawaddy Township. It locates on the main Yangon-Pyay road and 76 miles away at the north of Yangon.

History

The current city was built when the region was under British rule, in the first British temporary seat at Thonze. However, Thonze is populated for district offices. Therefore, the city was moved two miles north of Thonze and the new district city was built in 1878. The name of the city called Tharrawaddy as the old Burmese name.

Climate

Climate data for Tharrawaddy, Myanmar (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.1
(89.8) 		34.9
(94.8) 		37.6
(99.7) 		39.3
(102.7) 		35.8
(96.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		33.3
(91.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.9
(67.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.9
(0.04) 		3.0
(0.12) 		3.5
(0.14) 		24.2
(0.95) 		212.8
(8.38) 		485.5
(19.11) 		516.1
(20.32) 		448.2
(17.65) 		318.2
(12.53) 		154.0
(6.06) 		60.6
(2.39) 		0.9
(0.04) 		2,227.9
(87.71)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[1]

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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