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{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type    = Town
| native_name        = ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့
| official_name      = Pyinmana
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map        = Burma
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma)
| image_skyline      = Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (3).jpg
| image_map          = 
| map_caption        = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Administrative divisions of Myanmar|Territory]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Naypyidaw Union Territory]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Myanmar|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Pyinmana District]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Townships of Myanmar|District]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Pyinmana Township]]
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 
| population         = 
| population_as_of   = 2006 est.
| population_blank1  = [[Bamar]], [[Burmese Indians]], [[Karen people|Kayin]]
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
| population_blank2  = [[Theravada]] [[Buddhism]], [[Islam]]
| population_blank2_title = Religions
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_total   = 100001
| coordinates        = {{coord|19|45|N|96|12|E|region:MM|display=inline}}
| elevation_ft       = 
| elevation_m        = 
| timezone           = [[Time in Myanmar|MMT]]
| utc_offset         = +6.30
| website            = 
}}
'''Pyinmana''' ({{MYname|MY=ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့|MLCTS=pyanymana: mrui.}}, {{IPA|my|pjɪ́ɰ̃məná mjo̰|pron}}; population: 100,000 (2006 estimate)) is a [[logging]] town and [[sugarcane]] [[Sugar refinery|refinery]] center in the [[Naypyidaw Union Territory]] of [[Burma|Myanmar]]. The administrative [[Capital city|capital]] of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized [[Greenfield land|greenfield]] site (which the leader, [[Than Shwe]], dubbed [[Naypyidaw]], or Royal City) two miles (3.2&nbsp;km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. As of 2014, the city has an urban population of 72,010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pyinmana (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/admin/detkhina/150201__pyinmana/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.citypopulation.de|archive-date=2021-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125183731/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/admin/detkhina/150201__pyinmana/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During World War II, Pyinmana was the base of the [[Burma National Army|Burma Independence Army]] (later renamed and reorganized into the Burma Defence Army by the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]]).<ref>McGirk, Jan (November 8, 2005). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/burmas-rulers-take-the-road-to-mandalay-514353.html Burma's rulers take the road to Mandalay]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[[The Independent]]''.</ref>

== Climate ==

Pyinmana has a [[tropical savanna climate]] with a dry winter (Köppen-Geiger climate type ''Aw''). This means that it has a clear wet season and a clear dry season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate and Weather Averages in Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar |url=https://nomadseason.com/climate/myanmar/nay-pyi-taw/pyinmana.html |website=Nomad Season |access-date=March 30, 2025}}
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{{Weather box
| location = Pyinmana (1991–2020)
| single line  = Y
| metric first = Y
| width = auto
|collapsed = Y
|Jan high C = 	31.6
|Feb high C = 	34.5
|Mar high C = 	37.4
|Apr high C = 	38.8
|May high C = 	36.1
|Jun high C = 	32.7
|Jul high C = 	31.5
|Aug high C = 	31.3
|Sep high C = 	32.6
|Oct high C = 	33.3
|Nov high C = 	32.5
|Dec high C = 	31.0
| year high C = 	33.6
|Jan mean C = 	23.3
|Feb mean C = 	25.5
|Mar mean C = 	29.0
|Apr mean C = 	31.6
|May mean C = 	30.5
|Jun mean C = 	28.5
|Jul mean C = 	27.8
|Aug mean C = 	27.7
|Sep mean C = 	28.3
|Oct mean C = 	28.4
|Nov mean C = 	26.5
|Dec mean C = 	23.7
| year mean C = 	27.6
|Jan low C = 	15.0
|Feb low C = 	16.4
|Mar low C = 	20.6
|Apr low C = 	24.3
|May low C = 	24.8
|Jun low C = 	24.3
|Jul low C = 	24.1
|Aug low C = 	24.0
|Sep low C = 	24.1
|Oct low C = 	23.5
|Nov low C = 	20.5
|Dec low C = 	16.5
| year low C = 	21.5
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 	4.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 	5.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 	5.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 	33.7
|May precipitation mm = 	151.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 	215.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 	230.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 	273.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 	177.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 	160.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 	38.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 	9.2
| year precipitation mm = 	1306.6
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 	0.7
|Feb precipitation days = 	0.4
|Mar precipitation days = 	0.9
|Apr precipitation days = 	3.0
|May precipitation days = 	10.1
|Jun precipitation days = 	17.0
|Jul precipitation days = 	18.9
|Aug precipitation days = 	21.2
|Sep precipitation days = 	14.7
|Oct precipitation days = 	10.3
|Nov precipitation days = 	2.4
|Dec precipitation days = 	0.8
|year precipitation days = 	100.5
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Myanmar/CSV/Pyinmana_48074.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 16 October 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Notable residents==
* [[Bo Let Ya]], (1911-1978) Army general

==See also==
* [[Pyinmana Township]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Coord|19|45|N|96|12|E|type:city|display=title}}
{{Naypyidaw Union Territory}}

[[Category:Populated places in Mandalay Region]]
[[Category:Township capitals of Myanmar]]


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