Chauk

Chauk (Burmese: ချောက်) is a town and river port in Magway Region, north-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River. It is located across the river from Seikphyu (ဆိပ်ဖြူ) and is connected by a bridge.

Chauk

ချောက်
Town
Chauk
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°53′N 94°49′E
Country Myanmar
Division Magway Region
DistrictMagway District
TownshipChauk Township
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Total44,289
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

History

In 1902, the Chauk-Lonywa oil field was discovered near Chauk, which is presently a major source of income for the town.

On January 2, 2014, Singapore's Interra Resources announced that its jointly controlled entity, Goldpetrol Joint Operating Company Inc., had commenced drilling development well CHK 1177 in the Chauk oil field in Myanmar.[1]

Climate
Climate data for Chauk (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 33.6
(92.5)		 36.7
(98.1)		 39.4
(102.9)		 37.5
(99.5)		 34.7
(94.5)		 34.5
(94.1)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.4
(92.1)		 33.2
(91.8)		 31.6
(88.9)		 29.5
(85.1)		 34.0
(93.2)
Average low °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.9
(67.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.1
(77.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 25.0
(77.0)		 24.5
(76.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 15.7
(60.3)		 21.6
(70.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.4
(0.02)		 2.0
(0.08)		 2.9
(0.11)		 17.8
(0.70)		 84.1
(3.31)		 138.0
(5.43)		 55.6
(2.19)		 127.8
(5.03)		 167.5
(6.59)		 158.2
(6.23)		 53.9
(2.12)		 5.2
(0.20)		 813.4
(32.02)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[2]

Earthquake

The 6.8 Mw Myanmar earthquake shook north-central Myanmar on August 24, 2016 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). Four people were killed and several ancient temples were damaged.

Economy

A refinery was built in Chauk for the Chauk-Lonywa oil field that also processes crude oil that comes down a pipeline from Yenangyaung.[3] The Chauk field was still producing natural gas as of 1995.[3]

Notes
  1. "Interra starts drilling in Myanmar's Chauk field". Oil Patch Asia. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. Bečka, Jan (1995) "Chauk" Historical Dictionary of Myanmar Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, p. 58, ISBN 0-8108-2840-5


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