Yamethin Township

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
Township
Yamethin Township welcome sign
Yamethin Township welcome sign
Location in Yamethin district (red colour)
Location in Yamethin district (red colour)
Yamethin Township is located in Myanmar
Yamethin Township
Yamethin Township
Coordinates: 20°26′N 96°09′E
Country Burma
RegionMandalay Region
DistrictYamethin
CapitalYamethin
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Communities

Among the many communities in Yamethin Township are: North and South Pyar Si, Upper and Lower Warpyutaung (Wapyudaung), and Yebyu.

Food

Yamethin is known for its fried Tofu, grape plantation, and high production of several crops and paddy.

Kyini Lake

It 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

Yamethin 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
Climate data for Yamethin (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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

2014
Historical population
YearPop.±%
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
  1. "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. "Yamethin Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
  3. "President inspects dredging at Kyee Ni Lake in Yamethin Township". www.president-office.gov.mm/en/. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. "ရမည်းသင်းမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017.
  5. "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. Mandalay Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1986.
  7. ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (မန္တလေးတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Yamèthin".


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