Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် [mɔ̀ laɪʔ]; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, It is located along the Chindwin River, which is the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.
Mawlaik မော်လိုက် | |
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Town | |
  Mawlaik Location of Mawlaik, Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′N 94°05′E / 23.283°N 94.083°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Sagaing Region |
| District | Mawlaik |
| Township | Mawlaik |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2021) | 44,540 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Etymology
" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; /mɔ2 lek4/), which means "iron mine."[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Mawlaik (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) | 5.8 (0.23) | 12.7 (0.50) | 39.2 (1.54) | 162.1 (6.38) | 251.8 (9.91) | 284.5 (11.20) | 293.9 (11.57) | 319.2 (12.57) | 181.7 (7.15) | 25.0 (0.98) | 5.9 (0.23) | 1,587.2 (62.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 99.2 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||