Kawthaung

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ကော့ သောင်း မြို့
Kawthaung
Kawthaung (Myanmar)
Kawthaung
Kawthaung
Coordinates 9 ° 59 ′  N , 98 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 59 ′  N , 98 ° 33 ′  E
Basic data
Country Myanmar

region

Tanintharyi region
District Kawthoung
ISO 3166-2 MM-05
Residents 55,000 ()

Kawthaung (also Kawthoung ) ( Burmese : ကော့ သောင်း မြို့ ; BGN / PCGN : kaw thaung myo; Thai : เกาะ สอง ) is the southernmost mainland town in Myanmar . It is located in the Tanintharyi region . It was known as Victoria Point during British rule in Burma between 1824 and 1948 . This place is a free trade zone and is popular with tourists by small boats from the Thai city of Ranong . Tourists often use the border crossing, as in Mae Sai or Mae Sot , to extend their visa.

Kawthaung was among the cities in Myanmar hardest hit by the tsunami on December 26, 2004.

Kawthaung is on the northwest bank of the mouth of the Kyan River (Thai name: Maenam Kraburi ), while Ranong is on the opposite bank .

traffic

Kawthaung has a small airport: Kawthaung Airport (IATA code: KAW / ICAO code: VYKT), the airport is located north of the city (98 ° 31'0 E / 10 ° 3'0 N).

gallery

  • Border post in Kawthaung

  • Jetty in Kawthaung

Climate table

Kawthaung
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.
 
 
15th
 
30th
23
 
 
17th
 
31
24
 
 
47
 
32
25th
 
 
117
 
32
25th
 
 
499
 
30th
25th
 
 
693
 
29
24
 
 
692
 
28
24
 
 
675
 
29
24
 
 
706
 
28
24
 
 
411
 
29
24
 
 
151
 
29
24
 
 
52
 
29
23
Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kawthaung
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.2 31.3 31.8 31.9 30.1 28.9 28.4 28.5 28.2 28.6 29.2 29.3 O 29.7
Min. Temperature (° C) 23.0 23.5 24.5 25.2 24.6 24.1 23.9 23.8 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.0 O 23.9
Precipitation ( mm ) 15th 17th 47 117 499 693 692 675 706 411 151 52 Σ 4,075
Water temperature (° C) 27 27 28 28 29 29 28 28 28 28 27 27 O 27.8
Humidity ( % ) 72 72 72 75 83 87 87 89 88 86 81 76 O 80.7
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30.2
23.0
31.3
23.5
31.8
24.5
31.9
25.2
30.1
24.6
28.9
24.1
28.4
23.9
28.5
23.8
28.2
23.5
28.6
23.6
29.2
23.6
29.3
23.0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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675
706
411
151
52
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Andrea and Markus Markand, 2003, Myanmar (Burma) , ISBN 3770161475 , page 473
  2. ↑ flightstats.com: Kawthaung Airport