Myaungmya

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

Myaungmya

မြောင်းမြမြို့
Town
Myaungmya
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°35′0″N 94°54′30″E
Country Myanmar
Region Ayeyarwady Region
DistrictMyaungmya District
Population
 • 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.

Myaungmya is where U Nu, the first premier of independent Burma, and Daw Khin Kyi, the wife of national leader General Aung San were born. It was also one of the towns where anti-colonial nationalistic education was implemented, with U Nu serving as district education officer.

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[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.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Myaungmya". Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 103.


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