Yamethin Township is a township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a population of 258,091.[1][2]
Yamethin Township
ရမည်းသင်းမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 Yamethin Township welcome sign | |
 Location in Yamethin district (red colour) | |
  Yamethin Township | |
| Coordinates: 20°25′49″N 96°8′20″E / 20.43028°N 96.13889°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Mandalay Region |
| District | Yamethin |
| Capital | Yamethin |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Communities
editAmong the many communities in Yamethin Township are: North and South Pyar Si, Upper and Lower Warpyutaung (Wapyudaung), and Yebyu.
Food
editYamethin is known for its fried Tofu, grape plantation, and high production of several crops and paddy.
Kyini Lake
editIt was dug by King Kyawswa of Bagan in 1303 A.D. It was restored in 2015 to irrigate 8129 acres of monsoon and summer paddy plantations and provide water to the people of nearby areas.[3]
History
editYamethin Township was established as a town during the time of King Duttabaung in 170 BE (Buddhist Era). The town was formerly known as Nwamethin (နွားမည်းသင်း), in reference to the preponderance of black cows in the area. Over time, the town's name evolved to Namethin and to Yamethin, which is the modern-day name.[4]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yamethin (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) |
2.6 (0.10) |
8.8 (0.35) |
25.1 (0.99) |
136.0 (5.35) |
104.8 (4.13) |
96.8 (3.81) |
117.1 (4.61) |
152.4 (6.00) |
140.2 (5.52) |
48.8 (1.92) |
9.3 (0.37) |
843.6 (33.21) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit2014
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 145,207 | — |
| 1983 | 181,973 | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 258,091 | +41.8% |
| Source: ,[6][7] | ||
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Yamethin Township had a population of 258,091.[2] The population density was 119.1 people per km2.[2] The census reported that the median age was 28.4 years, and a sex ratio of 95 males per 100 females.[2] There were 57,259 households; the mean household size was 4.1.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Yamethin Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ "President inspects dredging at Kyee Ni Lake in Yamethin Township". www.president-office.gov.mm/en/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "ရမည်းသင်းမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Mandalay Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (မန္တလေးတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
External links
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- "Yamethin Township - Mandalay Division" Map ID: MIMU 154v01, Creation Date: 17 May 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- Township 151 on "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Yamethin Google Satellite Map" Maplandia
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