Ngathaingchaung
{{Short description|Town in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar}}
{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type = Town
| native_name = {{lang|my|ငါးသိုင်းချောင်းမြို့}}
| official_name = Ngathaingchaung
| image_skyline =
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| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Burma
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Ayeyarwady}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Pathein District
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Yekyi Township
| subdivision_type4 = Subtownship
| subdivision_name4 = Ngathaingchaung Subtownship
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.98
| population_as_of = 2014
| population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|17.4000|N|95.0833|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| population_blank1_title = Religions
| population_blank1 = {{hlist|Buddhism|Hinduism|Islam}}
| elevation_m =
| timezone = MMT
| utc_offset = +6:30
| website =
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Ngathaingchaung or Ngathinechaung and sometimes Ngathainggyaung ({{langx|my|ငါးသိုင်းချောင်းမြို့}}) is a town and the second largest town in Yegyi Township, Kyonpyaw District in north-central Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar and is divided into 6 urban wards. It is the namesake of Ngathaingchaung Subtownship, an informal division sued for statistical and administrative convenience. As such, it is the administrative seat for some local functions for 31 village tracts, which group together 196 of Yegyi Township's western half.{{cite report |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |date=September 2019 |title=Yegyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Yegyi Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Yegyi_2019_MMR.pdf |publisher=MIMU |access-date=December 19, 2024}}
Geography
Ngathaingchaung lies on the eastern bank of the Ngawun River in central Yekyi Township. The town's altitude is {{convert|36|ft}} above sea level. It lies {{convert|78|km}} from the region's and district's capital Pathein, {{convert|171|km}}from Myanmar's largest city and former capital Yangon and {{convert|444|km}} from Myanmar's current capital Naypyidaw.
Demographics
In 2014, the town had a population of 18,743 people.{{Citation | publication-date =May 2015|title= The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, The Union Report| volume =2|publisher=Ministry of Immigration and Population|page= 67}} The town saw little growth remaining at 18,971 people as of 2019. 95.6% of the township are Buddhists, with the second largest religion being 287 Hindus. In 2023, the town had 20,018 people.
Climate
{{Weather box
| location = Ngathaingchaung (1989–2010)
| single line = Y
| metric first = Y
| width = auto
| Jan high C = 31.6
| Feb high C = 34.0
| Mar high C = 36.7
| Apr high C = 36.7
| May high C = 35.0
| Jun high C = 31.2
| Jul high C = 30.5
| Aug high C = 30.2
| Sep high C = 31.3
| Oct high C = 32.6
| Nov high C = 32.3
| Dec high C = 30.9
| year high C = 32.8
| Jan low C = 14.4
| Feb low C = 15.8
| Mar low C = 19.8
| Apr low C = 23.7
| May low C = 24.8
| Jun low C = 24.5
| Jul low C = 24.3
| Aug low C = 24.3
| Sep low C = 24.5
| Oct low C = 24.2
| Nov low C = 21.4
| Dec low C = 17.0
| year low C = 21.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.3
| Feb rain mm = 2.3
| Mar rain mm = 4.8
| Apr rain mm = 25.6
| May rain mm = 232.5
| Jun rain mm = 517.2
| Jul rain mm = 607.2
| Aug rain mm = 572.8
| Sep rain mm = 328.7
| Oct rain mm = 161.8
| Nov rain mm = 22.0
| Dec rain mm = 4.5
| year rain mm = 2480.7
| source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute{{cite web | archiveurl = 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 | archivedate = 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 | accessdate = 30 November 2018}}
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References
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- https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Ngathaingchaung/@17.3950051,95.0719553,2013m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x30c082bdbaa40691:0xdae4edab201c03b8
- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BM/03/Ngathainggyaung.html
- http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?i=1459642&n=Ngathainggyaung
{{Ayeyarwady Division}}
Category:Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region
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