Yamethin Township

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Yamethin Township
ရမည်းသင်းမြို့နယ်
Township
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Yamethin Township
Coordinates: 20°25′49″N96°08′20″E / 20.4303°N 96.1389°E / 20.4303; 96.1389
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg Burma
Region Mandalay Region
District Yamethin
Capital Yamethin
Time zone UTC+6:30 (MST)

Yamethin Township is a township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a population of 258,091. [1] [2]

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Communities

Among the many communities in Yamethin Township are: North and South Pyar Si, Upper and Lower Warpyutaung (Wapyudaung), and Yebyu.

Food

Yamethin is known for its fried Tofu, grape plantation, and high production of several crops and paddy.

Kyini Lake

It was dug by King Kyawswa of Bogan in 1303 A.D. It was restored in 2015 to irrigate 8129 acres of monsoon and summer paddy plantations and provide water to the people of nearby areas. [3]

History

Yamethin Township was established as a town during the time of King Duttabaung in 170 BE (Buddhist Era). The town was formerly known as Nwamethin (နွားမည်းသင်း), in reference to the preponderance of black cows in the area. Over time, the town's name evolved to Namethin and to thin, which is the modern-day name. [4]

Climate

Climate data for Yamethin (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.2
(86.4)		33.2
(91.8)		36.3
(97.3)		38.0
(100.4)		35.5
(95.9)		32.4
(90.3)		31.7
(89.1)		31.6
(88.9)		32.3
(90.1)		32.6
(90.7)		30.7
(87.3)		29.2
(84.6)		32.8
(91.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)13.2
(55.8)		15.3
(59.5)		19.9
(67.8)		24.1
(75.4)		24.5
(76.1)		24.0
(75.2)		23.6
(74.5)		23.5
(74.3)		23.4
(74.1)		22.9
(73.2)		19.2
(66.6)		14.7
(58.5)		20.7
(69.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)1.7
(0.07)		2.6
(0.10)		8.8
(0.35)		25.1
(0.99)		136.0
(5.35)		104.8
(4.13)		96.8
(3.81)		117.1
(4.61)		152.4
(6.00)		140.2
(5.52)		48.8
(1.92)		9.3
(0.37)		843.6
(33.21)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute [5]

Demographics

2014

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 145,207—    
1983 181,973+25.3%
2014 258,091+41.8%
Source: , [6] [7]

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Yamethin Township had a population of 258,091. [2] The population density was 119.1 people per km2. [2] The census reported that the median age was 28.4 years, and a sex ratio of 95 males per 100 females. [2] There were 57,259 households; the mean household size was 4.1. [2]

List of rulers of Yamethin

The following is a list of rulers of the Yamethin region.

NameTerm FromTerm UntilRelationship to predecessor(s)Overlord(s)Notes
Thihapate c. 1330s1351AppointedSon of Uzana I of Pinya
Swa Saw Ke 13511351Appointed
Thilawa 13511395/96Brother-in-law
Maha Pyauk 1395/96c. November 1400Brother
Sithu Pauk Hla c. November 1400c. mid-1413Appointed Minkhaung I Son of Chief Minister Min Yaza of Wun Zin
Sithu Thihapate by November 1413c. late 1428Appointed
Toungoo / Yatsauk rule (1428–1444)
Minye Kyawhtin c. late 1444c. late 1445Seized by forceN/A — Independent rulerIn rebellion / Pretender to the Ava throne
...
Minye Kyawswa c. early 1471 [a] June/July 1501 [b] AppointedLord of Yamethin and the Five Irrigated Districts, Yindaw, Hlaingdet, Nyaungyan, and Paukmyaing [8]
Shwe Nawrahta June/July 1501November/December 1501 [c] Appointed Narapati II Executed by drowning [10]
Min Uti February/March 1502 [d] 1524/25 [e] Appointed Narapati II Brother-in-law of Narapati II [11]

References

  1. ↑ He was appointed to two different governorships Myedu, followed by Talok before being appointed to Yamethin and the surrounding districts. Chronicles do not provide the exact tenures. All the appointment entries are listed right after his father's accession in July 1468. [8] However, chronicles do say that Sithu Kyawhtin was transferred from Nyaungyan to Toungoo in late 832 ME (early 1471). [9] Thus, Minye Kyawswa's appointment at Yamethin and the surrounding districts, including Nyaungyan, was likely made in or after 1470/71.
  2. ↑ Waso 863 ME (15 June 1501–13 July 1501) [10]
  3. ↑ Nadaw 863 ME (10 November 1501–8 December 1501) [10]
  4. ↑ Tabaung 863 ME (6 February 1502–7 March 1502) [11]
  5. ↑ 886 ME (1524/25) [12]
  1. ↑ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Yamethin Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  3. ↑ "President inspects dredging at Kyee Ni Lake in Yamethin Township". www.president-office.gov.mm/en/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "ရမည်းသင်းမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ↑ Mandalay Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  7. ↑ ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (မန္တလေးတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  8. 1 2 Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 100
  9. ↑ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 101
  10. 1 2 3 Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 120
  11. 1 2 Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 121
  12. ↑ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 129–130

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