Chauk

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Chauk
ချောက်
Town
Chauk is located in Myanmar
Chauk
Chauk
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°53′N 94°49′E / 20.883°N 94.817°E / 20.883; 94.817Coordinates: 20°53′N 94°49′E / 20.883°N 94.817°E / 20.883; 94.817
Country Myanmar
Division Magway Region
DistrictMagway District
TownshipChauk Township
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Total44,289
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Chauk (Burmese: ချောက်) is a town and river port in Magway Region, north-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River. It is located across the river from Seikphyu (ဆိပ်ဖြူ) and is connected by a bridge.[citation needed]

History[]

In 1902, the Chauk-Lonywa oil field was discovered near Chauk, which is presently a major source of income for the town.

On January 2, 2014, Singapore's Interra Resources announced that its jointly controlled entity, Goldpetrol Joint Operating Company Inc., had commenced drilling development well CHK 1177 in the Chauk oil field in Myanmar.[1]

Climate[]

Located in the “Dry Valley” of central Myanmar in the rain shadow of the Arakan Mountains, Chauk has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), being a little too dry to qualify as a tropical savanna climate (Aw) due to the extreme heat and high potential evapotranspiration. Unlike most monsoonal semi-arid climates, the rainy season in the “Dry Valley” is relatively long at around five to seven months, while variability and extreme monthly and daily rainfalls are much lower than usual with this type of climate.[2]

hideClimate data for Chauk (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		36.7
(98.1) 		39.4
(102.9) 		37.5
(99.5) 		34.7
(94.5) 		34.5
(94.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.2
(91.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		29.5
(85.1) 		34.0
(93.2)
Average low °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.9
(67.8) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.7
(60.3) 		21.6
(70.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.4
(0.02) 		2.0
(0.08) 		2.9
(0.11) 		17.8
(0.70) 		84.1
(3.31) 		138.0
(5.43) 		55.6
(2.19) 		127.8
(5.03) 		167.5
(6.59) 		158.2
(6.23) 		53.9
(2.12) 		5.2
(0.20) 		813.4
(32.02)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[3]

Earthquake[]

The 6.8 Mw Myanmar earthquake shook north-central Myanmar on August 24, 2016 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). Four people were killed and several ancient temples were damaged.

Economy[]

A refinery was built in Chauk for the Chauk-Lonywa oil field that also processes crude oil that comes down a pipeline from Yenangyaung.[4] The Chauk field was still producing natural gas as of 1995.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Interra starts drilling in Myanmar's Chauk field". Oil Patch Asia. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ See Camberlin, Pierre (2010). "More variable tropical climates have a slower demographic growth" (PDF). Climate Research. 41: 157–167. doi:10.3354/cr00856.
  3. ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Bečka, Jan (1995) "Chauk" Historical Dictionary of Myanmar Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, p. 58, ISBN 0-8108-2840-5


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