Kalewa

Tahan
Town
Tahan

Location of Tahan within Burma

Coordinates: 23°12′48″N 94°19′06″E / 23.21333°N 94.31833°E / 23.21333; 94.31833Coordinates: 23°12′48″N 94°19′06″E / 23.21333°N 94.31833°E / 23.21333; 94.31833
Country  Burma
Region Central north-western
Division Sagaing
District Kale
Township Kale Township
Time zone MST (UTC+06:30)

Kalewa is a town at the confluence of the Chindwin River and the Myittha River in Kale District, Sagaing Division of north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Kalewa Township.

Climate

Tahan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December–February) are milder. The pre-monsoon months from March to May are especially hot, with maximum temperatures around 35 °C (95 °F). There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October).

Climate data for Tahan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.1
(79)
28.6
(83.5)
33.5
(92.3)
36.1
(97)
35.5
(95.9)
32.4
(90.3)
31.7
(89.1)
30.1
(86.2)
31.2
(88.2)
30.2
(86.4)
27.5
(81.5)
24.7
(76.5)
30.63
(87.16)
Average low °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)
13.7
(56.7)
17.5
(63.5)
21.9
(71.4)
24.1
(75.4)
24.6
(76.3)
24.6
(76.3)
24.0
(75.2)
23.5
(74.3)
22.2
(72)
18.6
(65.5)
14.6
(58.3)
20.18
(68.34)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2
(0.08)
4
(0.16)
10
(0.39)
37
(1.46)
162
(6.38)
295
(11.61)
254
(10)
348
(13.7)
297
(11.69)
197
(7.76)
54
(2.13)
8
(0.31)
1,668
(65.67)
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [1]

Economy

Upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Chindwin River, Kalewa is gaining importance as a staging point for trade between Burma and India.

See also

References

See also

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