Kalewa
Tahan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Central north-western |
| Division | Sagaing |
| District | Kale |
| Township | Kale Township |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MST) |
Kalewa is a town at the confluence of the Chindwin River and the Myittha River in Kale District, Sagaing Division of north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Kalewa Township.
Climate
Tahan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December–February) are milder. The pre-monsoon months from March to May are especially hot, with maximum temperatures around 35 °C (95 °F). There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October).
| Climate data for Tahan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.6 (87.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
37 (1.5) |
162 (6.4) |
295 (11.6) |
254 (10.0) |
348 (13.7) |
297 (11.7) |
197 (7.8) |
54 (2.1) |
8 (0.3) |
1,668 (65.8) |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [1] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Chindwin River, Kalewa is gaining importance as a staging point for trade between Burma and India.
See also
References
- ^ "Kalewa Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
See also
- Chaube, S.K. 1999. Hill Politics in North-east India. Patna: Orient Longman.
- Lalsiampuii, s. 1997. Mizoram. New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Govt. of India.
- Johnny, N.E. 1991. Lushai custom; A monograph on Lushai customs and ceremonies. Aizwal: Tribal Research Institute.
- Tribal Research Institute. 1991. Tribal Research Institute, Directorate of Art and Culture.
- Tribal Research. 1980. The Tribes of Mizos. (A Dissertation): Tribal Research Institute.
- "The Lost Tribes of Israel", Tudor Parfitt, Phoenix, 2002. ISBN 1-84212-665-2
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