Bhamo
Bhamo
မန်မော်မြို့ (ဝဵင်းမၢၼ်ႈမူဝ်ႇ) Hsinkai MST) | |
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| Climate | Cwa |
Bhamo (
Etymology
"Bhamo" derives from the Shan language term "Manmaw" (Shan: မၢၼ်ႈမေႃႇး, /maan˧ mɔ˧/; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥛᥨᥝᥱ), which means "potter's village."[4]
History
From 1869 to 1879, it was the seat of British colonial Assistant political agent, subordinate to the Resident with the
Bhamo was once called Sampanago, the capital of the now-extinct Shan predecessor kingdom of Wanmaw. The ruins of the old city walls, dating from the fifth century, are found some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the modern town. [citation needed]
Contemporary
A once weekly
Bhamo is one of the official border trading towns between China and Myanmar.
Education
The town is home to Bhamo University. One can also study engineering at Technological University (Bamaw), and computer and networking at Computer University (Bamaw).
Climate
Bhamo has a climate that lies in the transition between tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) and humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa). Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December–February) are milder. There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October).
| Climate data for Bhamo (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
42.5 (108.5) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
11.4 (0.45) |
13.6 (0.54) |
46.1 (1.81) |
169.4 (6.67) |
342.8 (13.50) |
405.4 (15.96) |
393.8 (15.50) |
224.9 (8.85) |
133.2 (5.24) |
28.3 (1.11) |
6.6 (0.26) |
1,788.8 (70.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 20.4 | 23.5 | 20.6 | 14.6 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 118.5 |
| Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Norwegian Meteorological Institute (extremes)[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Banmaw Airport
References
- ^ "An Introduction to the Toponymy of Burma" The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, October 2007, page 12, accessed 18 April 2010
- ^ "Population of Bhamo, Myanmar". Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Bhamo", Encyclopædia Britannica
- JSTOR 40860260.
- OCLC 1091880941.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
Sources
Further reading
- 17th Century Burma and the Dutch East Indies Company 1634–1680, by Wil O. Dijk, NIAS Press
Capital: Myitkyina | ||
| Bhamo District |   | |
| Mohnyin District | ||
| Myitkyina District | ||
| Putao District | ||
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