Pyinmana

Pyinmana (Burmese: ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့; MLCTS: pyanymana: mrui., pronounced [pjɪ́ɰ̃məná mjo̰]; population: 100,000 (2006 estimate)) is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Naypyidaw Union Territory of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader, Than Shwe, dubbed Naypyidaw, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. As of 2014, the city has an urban population of 72,010.^[1]

Pyinmana ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့
Town
Pyinmana Location of Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 19°45′N 96°12′E
Country	Myanmar
Territory	Naypyidaw Union Territory
District	Pyinmana District
District	Pyinmana Township
Population  (2006 est.)
• Total	100,001
• Ethnicities	Bamar Burmese Indians Kayin
• Religions	Theravada Buddhism Islam
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

During World War II, Pyinmana was the base of the Burma Independence Army (later renamed and reorganized into the Burma Defence Army by the Japanese).^[2]

Climate

Pyinmana has a tropical savanna climate with a dry winter (Köppen-Geiger climate type Aw). This means that it has a clear wet season and a clear dry season.^[3]

Climate data for Pyinmana (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.6 (88.9)	34.5 (94.1)	37.4 (99.3)	38.8 (101.8)	36.1 (97.0)	32.7 (90.9)	31.5 (88.7)	31.3 (88.3)	32.6 (90.7)	33.3 (91.9)	32.5 (90.5)	31.0 (87.8)	33.6 (92.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	25.5 (77.9)	29.0 (84.2)	31.6 (88.9)	30.5 (86.9)	28.5 (83.3)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.4 (83.1)	26.5 (79.7)	23.7 (74.7)	27.6 (81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.0 (59.0)	16.4 (61.5)	20.6 (69.1)	24.3 (75.7)	24.8 (76.6)	24.3 (75.7)	24.1 (75.4)	24.0 (75.2)	24.1 (75.4)	23.5 (74.3)	20.5 (68.9)	16.5 (61.7)	21.5 (70.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.9 (0.19)	5.2 (0.20)	5.7 (0.22)	33.7 (1.33)	151.6 (5.97)	215.5 (8.48)	230.9 (9.09)	273.1 (10.75)	177.9 (7.00)	160.1 (6.30)	38.9 (1.53)	9.2 (0.36)	1,306.6 (51.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.7	0.4	0.9	3.0	10.1	17.0	18.9	21.2	14.7	10.3	2.4	0.8	100.5
Source: World Meteorological Organization[4]

Notable residents

• Bo Let Ya, (1911-1978) Army general

See also

• Pyinmana Township