Hinthada (Burmese: ဟင်္သာတမြို့; formerly Henzada) is a city located on the Irrawaddy River in Ayeyarwady Region, Burma (Myanmar). It is organized as Hinthada Township and Hinthada District, which includes the adjacent townships of Lemyethna and Zalun. In the 1983 census the city itself had a population of 82,005.[1] By 2010 it had grown to 170,312.[1] The trade of locally grown rice and grain goes through the port of Hinthada.
Hinthada
ဟင်္သာတမြို့ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
,_1855.jpg) Watercolor of Henzada in 1855 | |
  Hinthada Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 17°38′46″N 95°27′37″E / 17.64611°N 95.46028°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Hinthada |
| Township | Hinthada |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2010) | 170,312 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
History
editHistorically, Hinthada was occupied by the Mon people (Talaings),[2] and was part of the Pagan Empire.[2]
Climate
editThe area has a tropical savanna climate (Koppen: Aw).
| Climate data for Hinthada (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.8 (0.15) |
3.7 (0.15) |
10.2 (0.40) |
26.9 (1.06) |
194.6 (7.66) |
494.0 (19.45) |
537.7 (21.17) |
460.0 (18.11) |
291.2 (11.46) |
172.4 (6.79) |
33.4 (1.31) |
5.8 (0.23) |
2,233.7 (87.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 22.9 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 119.1 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
Education
editThe city is home to University of Computer Studies, Hinthada and Hinthada University and Technological University, Hinthada.[4]
Notable residents
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population"". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. World Gazetteer
- ^ a b Morrison, W. S. (1915) Henzada District Office of the Superintendent, Government Printing, Rangoon, Burma, page 16, OCLC 69339625
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Technological University, Hinthada" Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine homepage
External links
edit- "Hinthata Organization", in Burmese
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