Tagondaing
စံင်မံင်ထုင်း Tagundaing | |
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Coordinates: 16°3′59″N 97°54′27″E / 16.06639°N 97.90750°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Kayin State |
District | Kawkareik District |
Township | Kyain Seikgyi Township |
Area | |
• City | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
Population | |
• City | 9,601 |
• Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
• Urban | 4,994 |
• Rural | 4,607 |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 ( MMT) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC16° 4' 3" North, 97° 54' 25" East |
Area code | 58 [2] |
Climate | Am |
Tagundaing [3] or Ta Khun Taing [4] ( Burmese: တံခွန်တိုင်; MLCTS: tam hkwan tuing, IPA: [dəɡʊ̀ɴ dàiɴ]; Phlone: စံင်မံင်ထုင်း; Thai: ดะกูนไดง์; Korean: 타군다잉; Russian: Тагундайн, also spelled Tagondaing) is a large village in the Kayin State of south-eastern Myanmar, located near the west bank of the Winyaw River and the west of the Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District. [5] [6] The population as of the 2014 census was 4,994. Most of the residents are of the Karen (Kayin) ethnic group. [7]
The people in this village speak Kayin and Burma languages.
Nearby towns and villages include Kale (3.4 nm)north, Htimahto (6.4 nm)south-east, Phayanasu [8] (7.1 nm)north, Kawankathaung [9] (7.1 nm)east, Hlagazaing (7.5 nm)north, Myohaung (7.9 nm)north, Phathalē [10] (8.7 nm)east and Akalaw (11.0 nm)east. [11]
In the Kayin, the word Somohto (စံင်မံင်ထုင်း) means monumental column or flagstaff. Thus, the village name of "'Tagundaing'" was derived from the local Kayin. [12]
The name of the village gets its name from a monumental column or flagstaff located in the village centre.
During World War II, the villagers worked on the construction of the Burma-Siam railroad with their cart as forced labourers.
It is a primary agricultural village, with extensive fields around it.
The village's economy is mainly based on rice, rubber and trade.
Tagundaing has one public high school, one public post-primary school and four public primary schools.
Climate data for Tagundaing | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.3 (68.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
11 (0.4) |
57 (2.2) |
476 (18.7) |
1,076 (42.4) |
692 (27.2) |
1,261 (49.6) |
733 (28.9) |
259 (10.2) |
57 (2.2) |
11 (0.4) |
4,641 (182.5) |
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [16] |