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Bhamo

Bhamo
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native_nameဗန်းမော်မြို့ ()
official_nameBhamo
other_nameHsinkai
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Burma
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMyanmar Myanmar
subdivision_type1Division
subdivision_name1Kachin State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Bhamo District
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Bhamo Township
unit_prefImperial
population_as_of2019
population_blank1Bamar (51.54%)
population_blank1_titleEthnicities
population_blank2Theravada Buddhism
population_blank2_titleReligions
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population_total54721
population_footnotes
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blank_name_sec1Climate
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Bhamo ( ban: mau mrui., also spelt Banmaw), historically known as Man Maw (; ) or Hsinkai () is a city in Kachin State in northern Myanmar, 186 km south of the state capital, (Myitkyina). It is on the Ayeyarwady River. It lies within 65 km of the border with Yunnan Province, China. The population consists primarily of residents Chinese or Shan descent, with Kachin peoples primarily occupying the hills around the town. It is the administrative center of Bhamo District and Bhamo Township.

Etymology

Bhamo is derived from the Shan language placename "Man Maw" (, ; ), meaning "potter's village" or "village of jars."

History

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From 1869 to 1879, it was the seat of British colonial Assistant political agent, subordinate to the Resident with the king of and in Ava. In the early 20th century, due to its location at the highest navigable point of the river, it formed a part of caravan routes bringing jade from India to China.

Contemporary

Bhamo is the terminus of river ferries from Mandalay. There is no river ferry between Bhamo and the state capital Myitkyina. The land route between Bhamo and Mu Se District (Muse, part of northern Shan State) is in poor condition.

Bhamo is one of the official border trading towns between China and Myanmar.

Education

There are three universities in Bhamo: Banmaw University; Technological University (Banmaw); and University of Computer Science (Banmaw).

Climate

| Jan record high C = 31.5 | Feb record high C = 35.8 | Mar record high C = 39.0 | Apr record high C = 40.3 | May record high C = 42.5 | Jun record high C = 41.5 | Jul record high C = 38.5 | Aug record high C = 37.8 | Sep record high C = 38.8 | Oct record high C = 37.8 | Nov record high C = 33.6 | Dec record high C = 31.8 |year record high C = 42.5 | Jan record low C = 7.0 | Feb record low C = 7.7 | Mar record low C = 9.5 | Apr record low C = 16.5 | May record low C = 18.7 | Jun record low C = 21.5 | Jul record low C = 22.0 | Aug record low C = 21.0 | Sep record low C = 21.2 | Oct record low C = 16.1 | Nov record low C = 10.0 | Dec record low C = 6.8 |year record low C = 6.8 | access-date = 16 October 2023}}

References

Sources

References

  1. [http://www.pcgn.org.uk "An Introduction to the Toponymy of Burma"] The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, October 2007, page 12, accessed 18 April 2010
  2. "Population of Bhamo, Myanmar".
  3. Tun, Than. (1988). "Observations on the Translation and Annotation of the Royal Orders of Burma". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.
  4. KURABE, Keita. (2021-09-27). "Oronyms in northern Burma: Asymmetry between highland and lowland place names". Studies in Geolinguistics.
  5. (2025-09-14). "Bhamo {{!}} Kachin State, Irrawaddy River, Shan State {{!}} Britannica".
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  7. "Myanmar Climate Report". Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
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