Thandwe

Recent history

During the ongoing Myanmar civil war, the town was the site of clashes between the Arakan Army and Myanmar's military, with the Arakan Army taking control of Ngapali Beach and several military outposts surrounding the town. 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.

Geography

Thandwe is very ancient, and is said to have been at one time the capital of Rakhine State, then called Arakan. The district has an area of 3784 sqmi. The area is mountainous, and spurs of the Arakan Mountains reach the coast. Some of the peaks in the north are over 4,000 ft 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 the Arakan Range and its spurs are metamorphic, and include clay, slates, ironstone and indurated sandstone; towards the south, ironstone, trap and rocks of basaltic character are common; veins of steatite and white fibrous quartz are also found. Nearby Ngapali Beach is popular among tourists.

Climate

Thandwe has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). 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 1200 mm falling in each of the months of June, July and August. Between 1991 and 2020, the mean annual rainfall was 5384 mm. The rainfall in 1905 was 230.49 in.

|Jan record high C = 37.2 |Feb record high C = 35.0 |Mar record high C = 37.8 |Apr record high C = 37.2 |May record high C = 37.8 |Jun record high C = 37.2 |Jul record high C = 32.8 |Aug record high C = 32.8 |Sep record high C = 35.0 |Oct record high C = 33.9 |Nov record high C = 36.1 |Dec record high C = 32.8 |year record high C = 37.8 |Jan record low C = 7.2 |Feb record low C = 7.2 |Mar record low C = 10.0 |Apr record low C = 16.1 |May record low C = 20.0 |Jun record low C = 20.0 |Jul record low C = 17.8 |Aug record low C = 20.0 |Sep record low C = 20.0 |Oct record low C = 18.9 |Nov record low C = 12.2 |Dec record low C = 8.3 |year record low C = 7.2 | access-date = 16 October 2023}} | access-date = 13 December 2018}}

References

References

1. (2014-03-29). "Population of Myanmar".
2. "Fighting on Famous Ngapali Beach -AA Army tries to Knock Out 2 last Junta bases in Thandwe".
3. "AA Launches Offensive to Capture Tanungup".
4. "AA Seizes Thandwe Prison, Consolidates Control Over Town".
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