Ngathaingchaung

Ngathaingchaung
ငါးသိုင်းချောင်းမြို့
Town
Ngathaingchaung is located in Myanmar
Ngathaingchaung
Ngathaingchaung
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 17°24′00″N 95°05′00″E / 17.4000°N 95.0833°E / 17.4000; 95.0833
Country Myanmar
Region Ayeyarwady
DistrictPathein District
TownshipYekyi Township
SubtownshipNgathaingchaung Subtownship
Area
 • Total
2.98 sq mi (7.7 km2)
Population
 (2014)
20,018[1]
 • Religions
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Ngathaingchaung or Ngathinechaung and sometimes Ngathainggyaung (Burmese: ငါးသိုင်းချောင်းမြို့) is a town and the second largest town in Yegyi Township, Kyonpyaw District in north-central Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar and is divided into 6 urban wards. It is the namesake of Ngathaingchaung Subtownship, an informal division sued for statistical and administrative convenience. As such, it is the administrative seat for some local functions for 31 village tracts, which group together 196 of Yegyi Township's western half.[2]

Geography

Ngathaingchaung lies on the eastern bank of the Ngawun River in central Yekyi Township.[2] The town's altitude is 36 feet (11 m) above sea level. It lies 78 kilometres (48 mi) from the region's and district's capital Pathein, 171 kilometres (106 mi)from Myanmar's largest city and former capital Yangon and 444 kilometres (276 mi) from Myanmar's current capital Naypyidaw.

Demographics

In 2014, the town had a population of 18,743 people.[3] The town saw little growth remaining at 18,971 people as of 2019. 95.6% of the township are Buddhists, with the second largest religion being 287 Hindus.[2] In 2023, the town had 20,018 people.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Ngathaingchaung (1989–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9) 		34.0
(93.2) 		36.7
(98.1) 		36.7
(98.1) 		35.0
(95.0) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.6
(90.7) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		32.8
(91.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9) 		15.8
(60.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		21.6
(70.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.3
(0.05) 		2.3
(0.09) 		4.8
(0.19) 		25.6
(1.01) 		232.5
(9.15) 		517.2
(20.36) 		607.2
(23.91) 		572.8
(22.55) 		328.7
(12.94) 		161.8
(6.37) 		22.0
(0.87) 		4.5
(0.18) 		2,480.7
(97.67)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[4]

References

  1. ^ a b General Administration Department (March 2023). Yegyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Yegyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Yegyi Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ^ The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, The Union Report, vol. 2, Ministry of Immigration and Population, May 2015, p. 67
  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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