Myaungmya
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Myaungmya
မြောင်းမြမြို့ | |
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City | |
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  Myaungmya Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 16°36′13″N 94°55′44″E / 16.60361°N 94.92889°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Myaungmya District |
| Township | Myaungmya Township |
| Population (2019)[1] | 56,018 |
| • Ethnicities | Burman Karen |
| • Religions | Buddhism Christianity Catholic |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Myaungmya (Burmese: မြောင်းမြမြို့ [mjáʊɰ̃mja̰ mjo̰]) is the principal town of Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
The town is home to the Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary, a Seventh-day Adventist seminary and Myaungmya Education College. As of 2014 the population was 58,698.[2]
History
[edit]Myaungmya was referenced earliest in the Jambūdipa, a text dating to the reign of Kyansittha. The name "Myaungmya" originates from the Mon language name Mongmale (မံၚ်မၠ, lit. "where the Myaya plants are.") The old town of Myaungmya is an archaeological zone and a heritage preservation zone today.[1]
The Viceroy of Myaungmya, Laukpya, rebelled against the Hanthawaddy Kingdom during the reign of Binnya U in 1364 CE. By 1371, he had successfully taken control of the Bassein province and became the ruler of the Irrawaddy Delta as the Viceroy of Bassein-Myaungmya.[3] During this period, Myaungmya was a heavily fortified city that resisted the siege of Binnya U's successor Razadarit during the Forty Years' War. Despite this, Myaungmya eventually surrendered to Razadarit after a battlefield loss in 1390.[4]
Myaungmya is where Daw Khin Kyi, the wife of national leader General Aung San was born. It was also one of the towns where anti-colonial nationalistic education was implemented, with future Prime Minister U Nu serving as district education officer.
Another prominent independence figure and one of the martyrs remembered on Martyr's Day, Dee Doke U Ba Cho, was born in Myaungmya[5]
Myaungmya city is the main exporter of rice in Myanmar. George Orwell served as assistant superintendent of police in Myaungmya in 1924.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, the population of the city was 55,270.[6] In 2019, it had increased to 56,018 people.[1]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Myaungmya (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.3 (0.01) |
2.6 (0.10) |
5.7 (0.22) |
26.7 (1.05) |
277.0 (10.91) |
577.1 (22.72) |
617.7 (24.32) |
650.9 (25.63) |
396.8 (15.62) |
197.6 (7.78) |
88.1 (3.47) |
8.9 (0.35) |
2,849.4 (112.18) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). "မြောင်းမြမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" [Myaungmya Township Regional Information] (PDF). MIMU (in Burmese).
- ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Pan Hla, Nai (2005) [1968]. Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay. pp. 59–63.
- ^ Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. (1967) [1883]. History of Burma. London: Susil Gupta. p. 70.
- ^ Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese). Weekly Eleven Publishing Group.
- ^ "Myaungmya Township Report". 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census (in Burmese). May 2017.
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Myaungmya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 103.
