Tamu တမူး Tuimu | |
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Town | |
  Tamu Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates:24°13′00″N94°18′35″E / 24.21667°N 94.30972°E /24.21667; 94.30972 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Sagaing Region |
| District | Tamu |
| Township | Tamu Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.65 sq mi (19.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 42,549 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Tamu is a town in theKabaw Valley in theSagaing Region in north-westMyanmar near theborder with the eastern Indian state ofManipur. It is a principal town of theKabaw Valley and the seat of administration for theTamu Township. Opposite the Indian town ofMoreh, it is home to an officialborder trade posts with India, which opened on 12 April 2005.[2] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood atUS$15.134 million.[3]
Tamu is something of a transport hub for cross-border traffic toIndia, being just across the border fromMoreh. It is on the alignment of a proposed railway connecting the two countries.[4] Tamu is an important commercial town serving the Indian border town of Moreh. It is also a hub for smuggled goods fromThailand andChina which are transported to India. The town is mainly populated by the Burmese,Chin ethnic people, and many others from throughout the country.
India's foreign minister met with Myanmar's construction minister in Delhi on 22 February 2012, and spoke about opening a highway betweenMoreh, in India, and the Myanmar-Thai border nearMae Sot.[5]
| Climate data for Tamu, Myanmar (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.3 (93.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.3 (84.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 16.6 (61.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) | 14.5 (0.57) | 34.3 (1.35) | 65.7 (2.59) | 189.9 (7.48) | 403.1 (15.87) | 461.2 (18.16) | 411.8 (16.21) | 368.0 (14.49) | 202.8 (7.98) | 38.6 (1.52) | 10.2 (0.40) | 2,205.1 (86.81) |
| Source:Norwegian Meteorological Institute[6] | |||||||||||||
Borders of Myanmar | |
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