Kyauktaw

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Kyauktaw (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town in northern Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar. The famous Mahamuni Buddha image, currently at Amarapura, was originally situated near Kyauktaw, in the ruins of the old city of Dhanyawadi.

The town was captured by the Arakan Army around 12 February 2024 from the Tatmadaw during the Myanmar Civil War.[1]

Location

Kyauktaw is situated Script error: No such module "convert". from the north of Sittwe, the capital city of Rakhine State. It is located approximately between latitudes 20° 37' north and 21° 11' north and longitudes 92° 50' east and 93° 88' east from the north of Kaladan River. The Kispanadi Bridge is located at the entrance to Kyauktaw, traversing the Kaladan River.

Area

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Rivers

  1. Kaladan River (Kispanadi) (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  2. Pi Chung (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  3. Priang Chung (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  4. Thari Chung (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  5. Pigauk Chung (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  6. Yoo Chung (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  7. Minne Chung (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  8. Ywar Ma Pyin (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Climate

Kyauktaw has three seasons; the monsoon or rainy season is from May to October; the cool season or winter from November to February and the hot season or summer from March to May. The average temperature range during the summer is from 32 to 40 °C. The average rainfall range during the rainy season is from 431 to 482 centimeters. There was a flood in July 2011.[2]

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Economy

Kyauktaw has many sugar mills and sugarcane plantations.

Religious buildings

  1. Buddhist monasteries
    1. Downtown (5)
    2. Uptown (201)
  2. Mosques
    1. Downtown (3)
    2. Uptown (102)
  3. Churches
    1. Downtown (3)
    2. Uptown (5)
  4. Hindu temple
    1. Downtown (1)

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5650-seven-townships-in-arakan-state-flooded-by-record-heavy-rain.html

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External links

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