Myaungmya
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{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type = City
| name =
| native_name = {{lang|my|မြောင်းမြမြို့}}
| official_name = Myaungmya
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map = Myanmar
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar
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| image_map = Myaungmya.jpg
| image_caption = Statue of U Ba Cho in downtown Myaungmya
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Myanmar}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Ayeyarwady Region}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Myaungmya District
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Myaungmya Township
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 =
| population = 58205
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_blank1 = Burman, Karen
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
| population_blank2 = Buddhism, Christianity, Catholic
| population_blank2_title = Religions
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|16|36|13|N|94|55|44|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| leader_title = Mayor မံၚ်မလ
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| timezone = MMT
| utc_offset = +6:30
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Myaungmya ({{langx|my|မြောင်းမြမြို့}} {{IPA|my|mjáʊɰ̃mja̰ mjo̰|}}) is the principal town of Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
The town is home to the Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary, a Seventh-day Adventist seminary and Myaungmya Education College. As of 2014 the population was 58,698.{{Cite web |title=Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/cities/?cityid=33745 |access-date=1 April 2021 |website=www.citypopulation.de |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818124828/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/cities/?cityid=33745 |url-status=live }}
History
Myaungmya was referenced earliest in the Jambūdipa, a text dating to the reign of Kyansittha. The name "Myaungmya" originates from the Mon language name Mongmale (မံၚ်မၠ, lit. "where the Myaya plants are.") The old town of Myaungmya is an archaeological zone and a heritage preservation zone today.{{Cite web |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |website=MIMU |trans-title=Myaungmya Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Myaungmya_2019_MMR.pdf |title=မြောင်းမြမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ |date=2019 |language=my}}
The Viceroy of Myaungmya, Laukpya, rebelled against the Hanthawaddy Kingdom during the reign of Binnya U in 1364 CE. By 1371, he had successfully taken control of the Bassein province and became the ruler of the Irrawaddy Delta as the Viceroy of Bassein-Myaungmya.{{cite book | last=Pan Hla | first=Nai | author-link=Nai Pan Hla | title=Razadarit Ayedawbon | language=Burmese | orig-year=1968 | edition=8th printing | year=2005 | location=Yangon | publisher=Armanthit Sarpay |pages=59–63}} During this period, Myaungmya was a heavily fortified city that resisted the siege of Binnya U's successor Razadarit during the Forty Years' War. Despite this, Myaungmya eventually surrendered to Razadarit after a battlefield loss in 1390.{{cite book | last=Phayre | first=Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. | author-link=Arthur Purves Phayre | title=History of Burma | orig-year=1883 | year=1967 | publisher=Susil Gupta | location=London |page=70}}
Myaungmya is where Daw Khin Kyi, the wife of national leader General Aung San was born. It was also one of the towns where anti-colonial nationalistic education was implemented, with future Prime Minister U Nu serving as district education officer.
Another prominent independence figure and one of the martyrs remembered on Martyr's Day, Dee Doke U Ba Cho, was born in Myaungmya{{cite journal | title=Brief Biographies of the Martyrs | author=Tin Naing Toe | language=Burmese | url=http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3827:2010-07-18-03-26-08&catid=78:2009-11-13-06-25-17&Itemid=135 | journal=Bi-Weekly Eleven | publisher=Weekly Eleven Publishing Group | date=18 July 2010}}
Myaungmya city is the main exporter of rice in Myanmar. George Orwell served as assistant superintendent of police in Myaungmya in 1924.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
Demographics
In 2014, the population of the city was 55,270.{{Cite web |date=May 2017 |url=https://data.laos.opendevelopmentmekong.net/library_record/the-2014-myanmar-population-and-housing-census-myaungmya-township-report|title=Myaungmya Township Report |language=my |website=2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census}} In 2019, it had increased to 56,018 people.
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Myaungmya (1981–2010)
| single line = Y
| metric first = Y
| Jan high C = 31.2
| Feb high C = 33.6
| Mar high C = 35.6
| Apr high C = 36.7
| May high C = 34.1
| Jun high C = 31.0
| Jul high C = 30.5
| Aug high C = 30.1
| Sep high C = 30.8
| Oct high C = 31.7
| Nov high C = 31.5
| Dec high C = 30.6
| year high C = 32.3
| Jan low C = 15.0
| Feb low C = 17.2
| Mar low C = 19.5
| Apr low C = 22.0
| May low C = 22.5
| Jun low C = 22.3
| Jul low C = 21.9
| Aug low C = 21.5
| Sep low C = 21.6
| Oct low C = 21.5
| Nov low C = 19.6
| Dec low C = 16.1
| year low C = 20.1
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.3
| Feb rain mm = 2.6
| Mar rain mm = 5.7
| Apr rain mm = 26.7
| May rain mm = 277.0
| Jun rain mm = 577.1
| Jul rain mm = 617.7
| Aug rain mm = 650.9
| Sep rain mm = 396.8
| Oct rain mm = 197.6
| Nov rain mm = 88.1
| Dec rain mm = 8.9
| year rain mm = 2849.4
| source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008145507/http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2018 |url=http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf |title=Myanmar Climate Report |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute |pages=23–36 |access-date=30 November 2018}}
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References
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{{EB1911 |wstitle=Myaungmya |volume=19 |page=103}}
{{Ayeyarwady Division}}