Mong Hsat
ဝဵင်းမိူင်းသၢတ်ႇ မိုင်းဆတ်မြို့ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mong Hsat Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°32′N 99°15′E / 20.533°N 99.250°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Shan State |
| District | Mong Hsat District |
| Township | Mong Hsat Township |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mong Hsat (Burmese: မိုင်းဆတ်မြို့, MLCTS: muing.chat.mrui) is a town in the Shan State of Myanmar, the capital of Mong Hsat Township. It is served by Monghsat Airport.
History
Monghsat State (Mönghsat, where Mong is equivalent to Thai Mueang) was one of the Shan States. It was a tributary state of Kengtung State. The capital was the town of Monghsat.[1][2]
In 1950s, Republic of China Armed Forces controlled the town, and tried to build the town as a base to counterattack against mainland China which was taken over by the Chinese Communist Party to establish People's Republic of China before then.[3]
Cultivation of the opium poppy is said to be on the rise in the area after the United Wa State Army decided to stop it in their territory of northern Shan state, in 2000s.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Mong Hsat (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
4.7 (0.19) |
7.1 (0.28) |
41.9 (1.65) |
168.4 (6.63) |
163.6 (6.44) |
158.1 (6.22) |
253.2 (9.97) |
293.4 (11.55) |
184.0 (7.24) |
60.6 (2.39) |
8.1 (0.32) |
1,346.3 (53.00) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 200.
- ↑ Sanda Simms, The Kingdoms of Laos. p. 207
- ↑ 覃怡輝 (2009-08-28). 《金三角國軍血淚史 1950-1981》. 聯經出版. ISBN 978-986-019-491-3.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Solomon, Mungpi. "Ethnic militia accuses junta of forcing opium cultivation". Mizzima News. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ↑ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links
- Satellite map GeoNames
