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'''Myingyan''' is a [[city]] and district in the [[Mandalay Division]] of central [[Myanmar]], previously, it was a district in the [[Meiktila]] Division of [[Upper Burma]]. [[As of 2002]], the city had a population of 123,700 and the district had 580,000. It lies in the valley of the [[Ayeyarwady River]], to the south of [[Mandalay]], on the east bank of the river. The area around the town is flat, especially to the north and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady. Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes. The most noticeable feature is [[Mount Popa|Popa Hill]], an extinct [[volcano]], to the south-east. The highest peak is 4,962 ft. above [[sea-level]]. The [[climate]] is dry, with high south [[wind]]s from March until September. The annual [[rainfall]] averages about 35 in. The [[temperature]] varies between 106 and 70 [[Fahrenheit]]. The ordinary crops are [[millet]], [[sesame]], [[cotton]], [[maize]], [[rice]] and a great variety of [[pea]]s and [[bean]]s. There are no [[forest]]s, but a great deal of low [[scrubland]]. Myingyan is the head of the branch [[railway]] to Thazi and the main line between [[Yangon]] and Mandalay.
'''Myingyan''' is a [[city]] and district in the [[Mandalay Division]] of central [[Myanmar]], previously, it was a district in the [[Meiktila]] Division of [[Upper Burma]]. {{As of|2002}}, the city had a population of 123,700 and the district had 580,000. It lies in the valley of the [[Ayeyarwady River]], to the south of [[Mandalay]], on the east bank of the river. The area around the town is flat, especially to the north and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady. Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes. The most noticeable feature is [[Mount Popa|Popa Hill]], an extinct [[volcano]], to the south-east. The highest peak is 4,962 ft. above [[sea-level]]. The [[climate]] is dry, with high south [[wind]]s from March until September. The annual [[rainfall]] averages about 35 in. The [[temperature]] varies between 106 and 70 [[Fahrenheit]]. The ordinary crops are [[millet]], [[sesame]], [[cotton]], [[maize]], [[rice]] and a great variety of [[pea]]s and [[bean]]s. There are no [[forest]]s, but a great deal of low [[scrubland]]. Myingyan is the head of the branch [[railway]] to Thazi and the main line between [[Yangon]] and Mandalay.


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Revision as of 02:30, 22 November 2008

Myingyan is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma. As of 2002, the city had a population of 123,700 and the district had 580,000. It lies in the valley of the Ayeyarwady River, to the south of Mandalay, on the east bank of the river. The area around the town is flat, especially to the north and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady. Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes. The most noticeable feature is Popa Hill, an extinct volcano, to the south-east. The highest peak is 4,962 ft. above sea-level. The climate is dry, with high south winds from March until September. The annual rainfall averages about 35 in. The temperature varies between 106 and 70 Fahrenheit. The ordinary crops are millet, sesame, cotton, maize, rice and a great variety of peas and beans. There are no forests, but a great deal of low scrubland. Myingyan is the head of the branch railway to Thazi and the main line between Yangon and Mandalay.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)