Hmawbi Township
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.
Hmawbi
မှော်ဘီမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township | |
| Hmawbi Township | |
 Hmawbi Township | |
  Hmawbi Hmawbi in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates (Hmawbi): 17°06′N 96°02′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 |
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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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)
- 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 | ||
- "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.
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