Thandwe သံတွဲမြို့ | |
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Town | |
| Thandwe | |
  Thandwe | |
| Coordinates:18°27′54.41″N94°21′59.54″E / 18.4651139°N 94.3665389°E /18.4651139; 94.3665389 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Rakhine State |
| Township | Thandwe |
| Town | Thandwe |
| Founded by | Vasudeva |
| Area | |
• Town | 3,522.798 km2 (1,360.160 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Town | 133,484[1] |
| • Urban | 14,327 |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal code | 0717x |
| Calling code | 4365 |
Thandwe ("Thandway" in Arakanese;Burmese:သံတွဲမြို့;MLCTS:samtwai: mrui.[θàɰ̃dwɛ́mjo̰]; formerlySandoway), historically calledDwaraddy, is a town and majorseaport inRakhine State, the westernmost part ofMyanmar.
Thandwe is very ancient, and is said to have been at one time thecapital of Rakhine State, then called Arakan. The district has an area of 3,784 square miles (9,800 km2). The area is mountainous, and spurs of the Arakan Mountains reach the coast. Some of the peaks in the north are over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) high. The streams are only mountain torrents to within a few miles of the coast; the mouth of the Khwa forms a good anchorage for small boats. The rocks in theArakan Range and its spurs aremetamorphic, and includeclay,slates,ironstone and induratedsandstone; towards the south, ironstone, trap and rocks ofbasaltic character are common; veins ofsteatite and white fibrousquartz are also found.[2] Between 1961 and 1990, the mean annual rainfall was 5,323 millimetres (209.6 in). Nearby Ngapali Beach is popular among tourists.
During theMyanmar civil war, the town was the site of clashes between theArakan Army and Myanmar's military, with the Arakan Army taking control of Ngapali beach and several military outposts surrounding the town.[3][4] According to reports, the Arakan Army seized the town's prison on 15 July 2024, with the town's remaining military battalions falling the next day and giving the Arakan Army full control of the town.[5]
Thandwe has atropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classificationAm). Temperatures are very warm throughout the year. There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October). Torrential rain falls from June to September, with over 1,200 millimetres (47 in) falling in each of the months of June, July and August.[citation needed] Therainfall in 1905 was 230.49 inches (5,854 mm).[2]
| Climate data for Thandwe (1991–2020, extremes 1978–1994) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.2 (93.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 7.5 (0.30) | 6.2 (0.24) | 3.6 (0.14) | 17.1 (0.67) | 354.2 (13.94) | 1,254.4 (49.39) | 1,521.5 (59.90) | 1,348.4 (53.09) | 627.6 (24.71) | 192.1 (7.56) | 40.3 (1.59) | 10.8 (0.43) | 5,383.7 (211.96) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 22.9 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 119.1 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial (records)[7] | |||||||||||||
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandoway".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 140.
Capital:Sittwe | ||
| Ann District |   | |
| Kyaukpyu District | ||
| Maungdaw District | ||
| Sittwe District | ||
| Taungup District | ||
| Thandwe District | ||
| Mrauk-U District | ||
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