Hmawbi Township
Hmawbi
မှော်ဘီမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township | |
| Hmawbi Township | |
 Hmawbi Township | |
  Hmawbi Hmawbi in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates (Hmawbi): 17°06′N 96°02′E / 17.100°N 96.033°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region |  Yangon |
| Area | |
| • Township | 520.1 km2 (200.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Urban | 470.4 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time or Asia/Yangon) |
| Area code | 01 |
| Geocode | Hmawbi |
| ISO 3166 code | MM06 |
| Website | yangon |
Hmawbi Township (Burmese: မှော်ဘီမြို့နယ်) is a township in the Yangon Region of Myanmar. It is located northwest of the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Hmawbi.
The Hmawbi airport is at Indan (Inntan), 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the town of Hmawbi.[2]
Borders
The Hlaing River forms the western border of Hmawbi Township, which borders on:
- Taikkyi Township to the north;
- Hlegu Township to the east;
- Mingaladon Township to the southeast;
- Shwepyitha Township to the south; and
- Htantabin Township to the southwest, west and northwest.
Climate
| Climate data for Hmawbi (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.3 (0.25) |
3.7 (0.15) |
11.0 (0.43) |
28.6 (1.13) |
275.2 (10.83) |
502.1 (19.77) |
570.7 (22.47) |
527.1 (20.75) |
371.8 (14.64) |
164.9 (6.49) |
51.4 (2.02) |
5.2 (0.20) |
2,518 (99.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 13.5 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 21.4 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 130.2 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ http://www.mapnall.com/en/Map-Hmawbi_1574528.html
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2023-02-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hmawbi.
- "Hmawbi Township, Yangon Division" map ID: MIMU154 Hmawbi Township 090227 v01, February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) [dead link]
- Technological University exists near Hmawbi Township.Aung Zabu Monastery is 8.3 kilometers away from Hmawbi City. Hmawbi Township is home to the Myaung Dagar Industrial Zone, which is a 1,016 acres (4.11 km2) zone constructed in 2006-2008 and is intended to house all of Yangon's steel factories.[1] Operating licenses for steel smelters that do not relocate to the Industrial Zone are not renewed.[2]
Capital: Yangon | ||
| East Yangon District |   | |
| North Yangon District | ||
| South Yangon District | ||
| West Yangon District (Downtown) | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
1 - part of South Yangon City; 2 - part of North Yangon City | ||
| This Yangon Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ^ "Myaung Dagar Industrial Zone 80pc done". Myanmar Times. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Htar Htar Khin; Yi Yi Htwe (17 March 2008). "YCDC forces smelters out of Yangon". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.