Hmawbi Township
Hmawbi Township
မှော်ဘီမြို့နယ် Hmawbi Township | |
|---|---|
Township | |
  Hmawbi Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 17°06′0″N 96°03′0″E / 17.10000°N 96.05000°ECoordinates: 17°06′0″N 96°03′0″E / 17.10000°N 96.05000°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Yangon Region |
| Administrative seat | Hmawbi |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
Hmawbi Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located northwest of the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is . The Hmawbi airport is at Indan (Inntan), 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the town of Hmawbi.
Technological University, Hmawbi exists near Hmawbi Township. Hmawbi is also home to the Aung Zabu Monastery.
Hmawbi Township is home to the Myaung Dagar Industrial Zone, which is a 1,016 acres (4.11 km2) zone constructed in 2006-2008 and is intended to house all of Yangon's steel factories.[1] Operating licenses for steel smelters that do not relocate to the Industrial Zone are not renewed.[2]
Borders[]
The Hlaing River forms the western border of Hmawbi Township, which borders on:
- Taikkyi Township to the north;
- Hlegu Township to the east;
- Mingaladon Township to the southeast;
- Shwepyitha Township to the south; and
- Htantabin Township to the southwest, west and northwest.
Hmawbi Air Base[]
Hmawbi is home to an air base (ICAO: VYHB) of the Myanmar Air Force. Formerly called 501 Air Base.
Climate[]
| Climate data for Hmawbi (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
3.5 (0.14) |
7.2 (0.28) |
28.2 (1.11) |
281.3 (11.07) |
526.4 (20.72) |
540.7 (21.29) |
534.8 (21.06) |
349.4 (13.76) |
164.3 (6.47) |
57.8 (2.28) |
5.4 (0.21) |
2,501.2 (98.47) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[3] | |||||||||||||
Notes[]
- ^ "Myaung Dagar Industrial Zone 80pc done". Myanmar Times. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Htar Htar Khin; Yi Yi Htwe (17 March 2008). "YCDC forces smelters out of Yangon". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hmawbi Township. |
- "Hmawbi Township, Yangon Division"[permanent dead link] map ID: MIMU154 Hmawbi Township 090227 v01, February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)[dead link]
- "Hmawbi Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
Capital: Yangon | ||
| East Yangon District |   | |
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| West Yangon District (Downtown) | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
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