Myingyan
Sign in to saveMyingyan (, ) is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma. It is currently the capital of Myingyan Township and lies along the National Highway 2. , the city had a population of 276,096 and the district had 1,055,957.
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Place details
- Locality
- မြင်းခြံ
- Region
- မန္တလေးတိုင်း
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 141,713
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Myingyan
- Settlement.native_name
- မြင်းခြံမြို့
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Myingyan Railway Station 2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 270px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Myingyan railway station
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Myanmar
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Myanmar
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mandalay Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Myingyan District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Township
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Myingyan Township
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.58296
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 123700
- Elevation
- 76
- Image
- Myingyan Railway Station 2.jpg
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- Climate
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Myingyan (, ) is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma. It is currently the capital of Myingyan Township and lies along the National Highway 2. , the city had a population of 276,096 and the district had 1,055,957.
It lies in the valley of the Ayeyarwady River, to the south of Mandalay, on the east bank of the river. The area around the city is flat, especially to the north and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady. Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes. The most noticeable feature is Popa Hill, an extinct volcano, to the south-east. The highest peak is . above sea-level. The climate is dry, with high south winds from March until September. The annual rainfall averages about . The temperature varies between . The ordinary crops are millet, sesame, cotton, maize, rice and a great variety of peas and beans. There are no forests, but a great deal of low scrubland. Myingyan is the head of the branch railway to Thazi and the main line between Yangon and Mandalay.
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