Heho (Burmese: ဟဲဟိုး) is a small town in Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is the primary air gateway to tourist areas such as Inle Lake.
Heho
ဟဲဟိုး ဝေင်ꩻဟုဲင်ꩻဟိုꩻ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 A view of Heho from Heho Hill | |
  Heho Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 20°43′24″N 96°46′16″E / 20.72333°N 96.77111°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Taunggyi District |
| Township | Kalaw Township |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Heho is connected by NH4 to Sakangyi and Taunggyi, the capital of the Shan State in the east.[1][2] A dirt road northwest from Heho leads to the old silver-lead mines of Maw Son (Baw Zaing).
Climate
edit| Climate data for Heho, elevation 1,159 m (3,802 ft), (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) | 24.8 (76.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.3 (0.29) |
21.5 (0.85) |
30.1 (1.19) |
65.8 (2.59) |
159.9 (6.30) |
183.3 (7.22) |
329.3 (12.96) |
336.3 (13.24) |
194.3 (7.65) |
78.6 (3.09) |
48.6 (1.91) |
12.6 (0.50) |
1,467.6 (57.78) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[3] | |||||||||||||
History
editIt was a small village of Danu people. The village grew into a town in the 1920s when the single-line railway line was extended from Aungpan to Shwenyaung, and Heho was determined to be a convenient intermediate stop and transfer point. Later an airport was built, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the town. The airport served as an airbase both for the Allies and the Japanese during World War II. The airbase was heavily bombed by the Allies. Evidence of aircraft bunker revetments and bomb craters can still be seen on the southern end of the airfield, especially noticeable from the air.
Air Bagan Flight 011, a Fokker 100 passenger jet, crashed near Heho on 25 December 2012. Two passengers were found dead in the plane crash. The domestic flight carrying 65 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing near Heho Airport.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.