Hlaingthaya
City in Myanmar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Hlaingthaya is a city in Myanmar, in Yangon. About 687,867 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Myanmar in our atlas.
It lies at 16.85° N, 96.07° E, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Yangon time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Hlaingthaya. Green dots: other major cities of Myanmar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Hlaingthaya has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 18°C (65°F). Around 1,235 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MyanmarNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Insein · 6 km
- Yangon · 11 km
- Bago · 70 km
- Pathein · 142 km
- Mawlamyine · 171 km
- Nay Pyi Taw · 321 km
- Yawnghwe · 433 km
- Amarapura · 561 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 8740157 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.