Shwegyin (town)

Shwegyin
Town
Shwegyin is located in Myanmar
Shwegyin
Shwegyin
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 17°55′0″N 96°53′0″E / 17.91667°N 96.88333°E / 17.91667; 96.88333
Country Myanmar
Region Bago Region
DistrictBago
TownshipShwegyin
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
Area code54
[1]

Shwegyin[2] is a town in Bago District, Pegu region in Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Shwegyin Township. Parts of the town and township are under the control of the Karen National Union.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Shwegyin (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7) 		34.6
(94.3) 		37.1
(98.8) 		38.2
(100.8) 		34.7
(94.5) 		30.7
(87.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.7
(85.5) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.1
(89.8) 		33.1
(91.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.4
(74.1) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.7
(71.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.6
(0.06) 		3.7
(0.15) 		6.8
(0.27) 		46.2
(1.82) 		247.8
(9.76) 		656.2
(25.83) 		797.9
(31.41) 		837.9
(32.99) 		424.0
(16.69) 		197.6
(7.78) 		39.2
(1.54) 		1.6
(0.06) 		3,260.5
(128.37)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Telephone Area Codes". Myanmar's Net.
  2. ^ "Shwegyin". GEOnet Names Server. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  3. ^ "Mass Exodus from Shwegyin as 30,000 Residents Flee Amidst Shelling and Airstrikes by Military Council, Says KNU". Karen News. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  4. ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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