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Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် [mɔ̀ laɪʔ]; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, It is located along the Chindwin River, which is the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.
Mawlaik
မော်လိုက် | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mawlaik Location of Mawlaik, Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′N 94°05′E / 23.283°N 94.083°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Sagaing Region |
| District | Mawlaik |
| Township | Mawlaik |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2021) | 44,540 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Etymology edit
" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; /mɔ2 lek4/), which means "iron mine."[1]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Mawlaik (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
5.8 (0.23) |
12.7 (0.50) |
39.2 (1.54) |
162.1 (6.38) |
251.8 (9.91) |
284.5 (11.20) |
293.9 (11.57) |
319.2 (12.57) |
181.7 (7.15) |
25.0 (0.98) |
5.9 (0.23) |
1,587.2 (62.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 99.2 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Tun, Than (1988). "Observations on the Translation and Annotation of the Royal Orders Of Burma". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 91–99. JSTOR 40860260.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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