Nyaung-U
Nyaung-U
ညောင်ဦးမြို့ | |
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Town | |
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  Nyaung-U Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.200°N 94.917°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Mandalay |
| District | Nyaung-U District |
| Township | Nyaung-U Township |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Nyaung-U (Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwaddy River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan, a popular tourist attraction.[1] The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were [2]
- Htilominlo Pagoda
- Gubyaukgyi Pagoda
- Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and
- Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill
It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus[3] and by boat.[4]
The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Nyaung-U (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
2.2 (0.09) |
5.1 (0.20) |
22.7 (0.89) |
94.7 (3.73) |
83.8 (3.30) |
34.7 (1.37) |
85.9 (3.38) |
134.0 (5.28) |
114.5 (4.51) |
36.5 (1.44) |
3.7 (0.15) |
618.9 (24.37) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.globaltravelmate.com/asia/myanmar/bagan/bagan-areas/1898-bagan-nyaung-u.html
- ^ http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-bagan/bagan-places.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.adamcohn.com/china-myanmar-india-bangladesh/journal/11.html
- ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2110newsm.pdf[permanent dead link] Page 19 Col 2
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- http://m.naim.my/the-market-at-nyaung-u/
- http://www.exoticmyanmartravel.com/nyaung_u.htm[permanent dead link]
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Capital: Mandalay | ||
| Kyaukse District |   | |
| Mandalay District | ||
| Meiktila District | ||
| Myingyan District | ||
| Nyaung-U District | ||
| Pyinoolwin District | ||
| Yamethin District | ||
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