Hmawbi
Hmawbi Township
မှော်ဘီ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Hmawbi | |
 Shwe Maw Tin Pagoda in Hmawbi | |
  Hmawbi Township Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 17°06′N 96°02′E / 17.10°N 96.03°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Yangon Region |
| District | Hmawbi District |
| Township | Hmawbi Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.09 sq mi (15.8 km2) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 25,713 |
| • Density | 4,220/sq mi (1,630/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time) |
Hmawbi (Burmese: မှော်ဘီ) is the principal town of Hmawbi Township near the Yangon River in northern Yangon Region, southern Myanmar. On 30 April 2022, it became the capital of the new Hmawbi District when the North Yangon District was reorganised.[2][3]
The town has four urban wards.[1]
Hmawbi Air Base is nearby.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Hmawbi (2000–2024) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 General Administration Department (March 2023). Hmawbi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မှော်ဘီမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Hmawbi Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.