Tamu is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar near the border with the eastern Indian state of Manipur. It is a principal town of the Kabaw Valley and the seat of administration for the Tamu Township. Opposite the Indian town of Moreh, it is home to an official border trade posts with India, which opened on 12 April 2005.[2] In 2022, total trade volume at the border post stood at US$15.134 million.[3]
Tamu
တမူး City of Kabaw Valley | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Tamu Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 24°13′00″N 94°18′35″E / 24.21667°N 94.30972°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Sagaing Region |
| District | Tamu |
| Township | Tamu Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.65 sq mi (19.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 42,549 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Transport
editTamu is something of a transport hub for cross-border traffic to India, being just across the border from Moreh. It is on the alignment of a proposed railway connecting the two countries.[4] Tamu is an important commercial town serving the Indian border town of Moreh. It is also a hub for smuggled goods from Thailand and China which are transported to India. The town is mainly populated by the Burmese, Chin ethnic people, and many others from throughout the country.
Highway to Thailand
editIndia's foreign minister met with Myanmar's construction minister in Delhi on 22 February 2012, and spoke about opening a highway between Moreh, in India, and the Myanmar-Thai border near Mae Sot.[5]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Tamu, Myanmar (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) |
14.5 (0.57) |
34.3 (1.35) |
65.7 (2.59) |
189.9 (7.48) |
403.1 (15.87) |
461.2 (18.16) |
411.8 (16.21) |
368.0 (14.49) |
202.8 (7.98) |
38.6 (1.52) |
10.2 (0.40) |
2,205.1 (86.81) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Tamu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တမူးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Tamu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report) (in Burmese).
- ^ "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "Border Trade Data". Ministry of Commerce. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Verma, Kumod (2008-12-31). "Pact on TARN to connect 28 nations through rail link". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ Samrat (2012-03-13). "In India's Northeast, Peace and Foreign Ties Quietly Spread". India Ink. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
External links
edit- "Tamu Map — Satellite Images of Tamu" Maplandia
- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/border-woes/article2099469.ece
- http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Indo-Myanmar_relationship_on_bilateral_and_economic_cooperation.html..
- http://www.akshardhool.com/2012/12/a-precursor-of-things-to-come.html
- http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21159
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhartley/2013/03/26/burmas-second-chance-for-trade-with-india/
- http://www.irrawaddy.org/india/burma-indo-border-market-threatened-by-indian-insurgents.html
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