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]
Shwegyin | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Shwegyin Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 17°55′0″N 96°53′0″E / 17.91667°N 96.88333°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Bago Region |
| District | Bago |
| Township | Shwegyin |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Area code | 54 |
| [1] | |
Climate
edit| 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
edit- ^ "National Telephone Area Codes". Myanmar's Net.
- ^ "Shwegyin". GEOnet Names Server. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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