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Twante, Myanmar

Yangon · Myanmar

Twante is a mid-size city in Yangon, Myanmar with a population of 46,516. Elevation: 43 ft (13 m). Average temperature: 81°F (27°C).

Data updated June 2026

46,516 Population 150/sq mi density
43 ft Elevation 13 meters
81°F Avg Temperature 27°C
110.2 in Annual Rain
Asia / Yangon Timezone

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About Twante

Twante

Twante Township also Twantay Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Twante. The township is home to the Shwesandaw Pagoda and it is believed to contain strands of hair from the head of Gautama, and its annual pagoda festival is held on Burmese New Year. Built by the British in 1881, the Twante canal is the longest man-made canal in Myanmar, providing a shortcut waterway between Irawaddy River and Yangon river. This divides Twante Township across its which divides Twante Township with its length of 35 km and there is one bridge that spans the canal is called Twante bridge. Baungdawgyoke Monastery in Twante Township is famous as there are pagodas including the replica of Mahabodhi Temple.

People

Population46,516
Density150/mi²

Climate

Avg Temp81°F (27°C)
Rain110.2 in/yr
Sunny Days287/yr
Elevation43 ft (13 m)
Population46,516
Population Density150 / sq mi
Elevation43 ft (13 m)
Coordinates16.7084°, 95.9336°
TimezoneAsia/Yangon
Country🇲🇲 Myanmar
State / ProvinceYangon
Average Temperature81°F (27°C)
January Average75°F (24°C)
July Average80°F (27°C)
Annual Precipitation110.2 inches (2,800 mm)
Annual Snowfall0.0 inches (0 cm)

About Twante

Twante is a mid-size city in Myanmar (Yangon) with a population of 46,516. The city sits at an elevation of 43 feet (13 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 81°F (27°C). Temperatures range from 75°F in January to 80°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 110.2 inches. The timezone is Asia/Yangon.

Climate in Twante

Twante has an average annual temperature of 0°C (32°F). The hottest month is Jan (0°C), the coldest is Jan (0°C). Average annual precipitation is 2558 mm.

Month Avg °C / °F Min / Max °C Rain (mm)
Jan 0°C / 32°F - / - 2.5
Feb 0°C / 32°F - / - 3.4
Mar 0°C / 32°F - / - 11.5
Apr 0°C / 32°F - / - 3.2
May 0°C / 32°F - / - 249.8
Jun 0°C / 32°F - / - 584.9
Jul 0°C / 32°F - / - 584.0
Aug 0°C / 32°F - / - 592.8
Sep 0°C / 32°F - / - 303.2
Oct 0°C / 32°F - / - 188.6
Nov 0°C / 32°F - / - 31.5
Dec 0°C / 32°F - / - 2.5
Twante has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 81°F (27°C). Winters average 75°F in January while summers reach 80°F in July / relatively mild seasonal variation. The area gets 287 sunny days per year, well above the U.S. average of 205 / making it one of the sunnier locations in the country. Annual precipitation totals 110.2 inches (wetter than the 38-inch national average). The city sits at an elevation of 43 feet, near sea level.

Temperature

75°F Jan (24°C) 80°F Jul (27°C)
Annual Average80.8°F
50% above Myanmar avg
January Average75°F (24°C)
July Average80°F (27°C)
Sunny Days287 days/yr

Geography

Elevation43 ft (13 m)
Area309.8 sq mi (802.4 km²)
Population Density150/sq mi
Coordinates16.7084°N, 95.9336°W
TimezoneAsia/Yangon

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 110.2"
190% above Myanmar avg
Snowfall 0.0"
Wettest Month (Jul) 17.83"
Driest Month (Jan) 0.08"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

89 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M6.1. Most recent: M4.7 on Aug 30, 2025.

May 16, 1995 28 km WSW of Nyaunglebin, Myanmar M6.1 144 km
Apr 1, 1991 60 km S of Pyapon, Myanmar M6.0 109 km
Aug 19, 1994 32 km W of Nyaunglebin, Myanmar M5.8 150 km
Sep 17, 2004 56 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar M5.7 100 km
Apr 1, 1991 48 km S of Pyapon, Myanmar M5.4 99 km
Mar 5, 2009 85 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar M5.1 126 km
Mar 4, 2025 15 km S of Nyaungdon, Burma (Myanmar) M5.1 40 km
Mar 13, 2017 36 km SE of Tharyarwady, Myanmar M5.1 77 km
Jan 21, 2009 80 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar M5.0 119 km
Apr 2, 2025 85 km S of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar) M4.9 136 km
Jun 22, 2023 112 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar M4.9 146 km
Apr 26, 2007 97 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar M4.9 133 km
Jul 4, 2003 3 km WNW of Pathein, Myanmar M4.8 131 km
Jun 18, 2019 41 km ENE of Letpandan, Myanmar M4.8 134 km
Jun 7, 2023 20 km SSW of Nyaungdon, Myanmar M4.8 46 km
Sep 23, 2023 38 km N of Yangon, Myanmar M4.8 52 km
May 31, 2014 9 km NNW of Kyaiklat, Myanmar M4.7 34 km
Apr 30, 2005 75 km SE of Pyapon, Myanmar M4.7 102 km
Mar 4, 2025 6 km NE of Maubin, Burma (Myanmar) M4.7 26 km
Aug 30, 2025 119 km SE of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar) M4.7 150 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990-2025)

Hurricane History

3 hurricanes (Cat 1+) within 500 km since 1980. Strongest: Category 4. Most recent: Nargis (2008).

Year Name Category Closest
2008 Nargis Category 4 7 km
2006 Mala Category 4 176 km
1982 Unnamed Category 3 88 km
Source: NOAA IBTrACS (Cat 1+, 1980-2026)

Tsunami History

1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 1.1 m (3 ft).

Year Location Cause Max Wave Deaths Distance
1930 MYANMAR COAST Earthquake 1.1 m 500 125 km
Source: NOAA/NCEI Historical Tsunami Database. Sorted by wave height.

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 75°F (24°C) 0.1 in Coldest, Driest
February 78°F (25°C) 0.1 in
March 83°F (28°C) 0.4 in
April 86°F (30°C) 1.1 in Warmest
May 85°F (29°C) 10.0 in
June 81°F (27°C) 16.8 in
July 80°F (27°C) 17.8 in Wettest
August 80°F (27°C) 17.2 in
September 81°F (27°C) 12.0 in
October 82°F (28°C) 6.5 in
November 80°F (27°C) 2.3 in
December 76°F (25°C) 0.5 in

Twante has a seasonal temperature swing of 11°F / from 75°F in January to 86°F in April. Total annual precipitation is 84.7 inches, with July being the wettest month (17.8") and January the driest (0.1").

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Schools in Twante

2 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).

School Level Enrollment Teachers Student/Teacher
Basic Education High School (1), Twantay - - - -
Basic Education Primary School (Myakanthar) - - - -
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Radio Stations near Twante

1 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
Cherry FM music pop, music variety MP3 112 kbps

Museums in Twante

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
Agricultural Museum
Agricultural Museum
Bogyoke Aung San Museum
Bogyoke Aung San Museum
Drug Elimination Museum
Drug Elimination Museum
Drug Elimination Museum
Gabar Aye Buddhist Museum
Gabar Aye Buddhist Museum
Gabar Aye Buddhist Museum
Gabar Aye Buddhist Museum
Gabar Aye Buddhist Museum
Gabar Aye Buddhist Museum
Maha Buddhavamsa Museum
Maha Buddhavamsa Museum
Myanmar Amber Museum
Myanmar Gems Museum
Myanmar Gems Museum
Myanmar Gems Museum
National Museum
National Museum
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
Trish gallery
U Thant House
U Thant House
U Thant House
Yangon Space Museum
Yangon Space Museum

Libraries in Twante

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
9 mile Shan Monastory0.0
9 mile Shan Monastory0.0
9 mile Shan Monastory0.0
American Center Yangon0.0
British Council Library0.0
British Council Library0.0
Feture Stars0.0
Gaba Aye Research Library0.0
Gaba Aye Research Library0.0
Gaba Aye Research Library0.0
Khwar Nyo Alin Young Library0.0
MMOtaku0.0
Myat Mi မြတ်မိခင်0.0
Myat Mingalar Library0.0
Myat Mingalar Library0.0
Myat Mingalar Library0.0
Myint Moh Oo Library0.0
Myint Moh Oo Library0.0
Myittar Nyunt Library0.0
Myittar Nyunt Library0.0
National Archives Library0.0
National Library Yangon0.0
Public library0.0
Tarmwe Damaryone Library0.0
Tarmwe Damaryone Library0.0
Thuta Padaythar Library0.0
Thuta Padaythar Library0.0
Tun Foundation Library0.0
Universities' Central Library0.0
Universities' Central Library0.0
Universities' Central Library0.0
WYTU0.0
Yangon University of Distant Education Library0.0
Yangon University of Distant Education Library0.0
Yangon University of Distant Education Library0.0
YTU Library0.0
ကတ်ထူ0.0
ကတ်ထူ0.0
လင်းရောင်ခြည် Lin Yaung Chi0.0
လင်းရောင်ခြည် Lin Yaung Chi0.0
သမီးေကျာင်း0.0

Farmers Markets in Twante

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
20 Ward Market
20 Ward Market
20 Ward Market
2nd quater market
၄၀ ဈေး
Afternoon Food Market
Afternoon Food Market
Afternoon Food Market
Afternoon Food Market
Afternoon Food Market
Aung Min Ka Lar Market
Bahan Market
Ben Ben Ma
Ben Ben Ma
Ben Ben Ma
Bo Kone Market
Bo Kone Market
Bo Kone Market
Bogalay Market
Bogalay Market
Bogalay Market
Bogyoke Aung San Market
Bogyoke Zay
Bogyoke Zay
Da Nyin Kone Butar Market
Da Nyin Kone Butar Market
Da Nyin Kone Butar Market
Dala Market
Dala Market
Dala Market
Danyinkone Butar Market
Insein Market
Kyauk Myaung Market
Kyauk Yeay Twin Market
Kyauk Yeay Twin Market
Kyauk Yeay Twin Market
Lanmadaw Than Zay Plaza
Lanmadaw Than Zay Plaza
Lay Har Pyin Market
Mingala Taung Nyunt Market
Mingaladon Market
Morning Grocery Market
Morning Grocery Market
Morning Grocery Market
Morning Grocery Market
Morning Grocery Market
Mya Nan Dar Market
Mya Nan Dar Meals Market
Mya Yadana Market
Mya Yadana Market
Mya Yadana Market
Mya Yadana Market
Myin Thar Market
Myin Thar Market
Myin Thar Market
Myin Thar Market
Myo Thit Market
Myo Thit Market
Myo Thit Market
Myoma Market
Myoma Market, Kawhmu
Nandawon Market
Nandawon Market
Nandawon Market
Nandawon Market
No.2 Market
No.2 Market
No.2 Market
Okkyin grocery market
Pazundaung Market
Pazundaung Market
Pazundaung Market
Rangoon Minimart
Rangoon Minimart
Rangoon Minimart
Rangoon Minimart
Shan Lan Market
Street Bazaar
Ta Gu Chan Zay
Ta Gu Chan Zay
Tha Pyay Tan Market
Thein Phyu Market
Thein Phyu Market
Thiri Marlar Market
Thiri Marlar Market
Thiri Marlar Market
Thiri Mon Plaza
Thiri Mon Plaza
Thiri Mon Plaza
Thiri Mon Plaza
Thiri Yadanar Wholesale Market
Thiri Yadanar Wholesale Market
Thirimingalar Market
Urban86
Yadanar Market
Yadanar Market
Yankin Fresh Market
Za Myin Swel Market
Za Myin Swel Market
ကြည့်မြင်တိုင် ညစျေး
ပင္လုႆေဈး Pinloan Zay
ပင္လုႆေဈး Pinloan Zay
ပင္လုႆေဈး Pinloan Zay
မီးခၾက္ေဈး Mee kwat Zay
မီးခၾက္ေဈး Mee kwat Zay
မီးခၾက္ေဈး Mee kwat Zay
မီးခၾက္ေဈး Mee kwat Zay
ရှမ်းချောင်းဈေး Shan Chaung Market
သံဈေး
သံဈေး
သီရိမဂ်လာ
သီရိမဂ်လာ
သီရိမဂ်လာ
သီရိမဂ်လာ

Hotels in Twante

1 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Dream Land Hotel

Restaurants in Twante

2 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Sein
Shangri-la

Cafes in Twante

1 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

oh la la tea shop

Monuments in Twante

1 monuments within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Damatuka Monument (pagoda)

Banks in Twante

1 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

KBZ

Breweries in Twante

NameTypeAddressPhoneWebsite
Burbrit Brewery
Burbrit Brewery
Burbrit Brewery
Burbrit Brewery

Stadiums & Teams in Twante

TeamLeagueDivision
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
Indoor Stadium
No.2 National Indoor Stadium, Yangon
No.2 National Indoor Stadium, Yangon
Sa Lin Stadium
Sa Lin Stadium

Airports Near Twante

2 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
Yangon International AirportRGNLarge Airport
Hmawbi Air Base-Small Airport

Treatment Centers in Twante

169 treatment centers.

CenterTypePhone
Abaya Thukha Clinic & Pharmacy
AbiDammaTaungThar Clinic
Adipadi Clinic
Alinyaung Clinic
American Optical (အဆင့်မြင့် ကွန်ပျူတာမျက်စိစမ်းသပ်ခန်း နှင့် မျက်မှန် အရောင်းခန်းမ)
Antidote
ASIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTRE
ASIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTRE
Aung
Aung Clinic
Aung Thu Kha
Aung Thu Kha Clinic
Aung Thu Kha Clinic
Aung Zay Ya Special Clinic
Aye Metta Clinic
Aye Thukhan
Aye Thukhan
Aye Yate Thar
Bangkok Women's Health Center
Bangkok Women's Health Center
Chan Myae
Chan Myae Aung Clinix
Chan Myae Aung Clinix
Chan Thar Thuka Clinic
Dr Wai Skin and Aesthetic Clinic
Dr War War Sane ဝါဝါစိမ်း
Dr. Rejuve Aesthetic & Laser
Eye Star မ်က္စိေဆးခန္း
Eye Star မ်က္စိေဆးခန္း
Full Moon Clinic
GS Medical Physiotheraphy
Hledan Thukha
Hledan Thukha
Hna Lone Hla နှလုံးလှ
Htoo Clinic and Pharmacy
Htoo Clinic and Pharmacy
International SOS
International SOS
Kaung Myat
Kaung Myat Mon Clinic
Kaung Say Clinic ေကာင္းေစ ေဆးခန္း
Kaung Say Clinic ေကာင္းေစ ေဆးခန္း
Kaung Su Aung (24 hr)
Khamar Clinic
Khamar Clinic
Kone Baung
Korea Clinic
Kumudra Physio Care
Kyaw Maw Clinic / Dr. Aung Maw
La Pyae Clinic
Laser Care Clinic
Lin Latt Clinic
Lin Paragu Eye Ear Nose Clinic
Linn Eye Clinic
LUDC General Practice
MEDEL-HearLIFE Myanmar
Mi Ba Myit Tar မိဘေမတၱာ
Min Thu Aung Clinic
Mingalar Moe Clinic
Moe Tee Clinic
Myat Chan Thar
Myat Clinic
Myat Mon Yadanar
Myat Myittar Clinic
Myat Myittar clinic
Myat Myittar clinic
Myat Thuka Clinic
Myat Thuka Clinic
Myat Ziwa Clinic
Myawaddy
Myawaddy
Myin Hlae Gate
Myit Tar Mon Clinic
Myittar Mon Clinic
Myittar Mon Clinic
Na D Hlaing(Child Clinic) နဒီလှိုင်း (ကလေးအထူးကုဆေးခန်း)
Nan Myint Clinic နန်းမြင့် ဆေးခန်း
Nan Myint Clinic နန်းမြင့် ဆေးခန်း
Nay Thit Clinic
Nay Thit Clinic
Ni Ni diagnostics and health care
Nilar Traditional Medicine Clinic
Parami
Parami
Pearl ပုလဲ
Phoo Pwint Myaing Traditional Medicine Clinic
Phyo clinic
Phyo Saytanar Free Clinic
PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER
Pyone Pan Pwint Clinic
Pyone Pan Pwint Clinic
Sakura Win - ဆာကူရာဝင်း
San Pya Clinic
San Thaw Dar Eye Clinic
San Thaw Dar Eye Clinic
SanPya Clinic
SanPya Clinic
SanYay
Say Thanar Phyu Clinic
Sayar U Kyaw Myint Clinic
SayTanar Phyu Clinic
SayTanar Phyu Clinic
SES
Shwe Mahar Clinic ဆွေမဟာဆေးကုခန်း
Shwe War Phoo
Sin Kyal Clinic
Singmed Clinic
So Paye
Soe Myittar Clinic
Swan Htet Clinic
Taw Win
Thet Taw Shae Clinic
Thet Taw Shae Clinic
Thiha Thate Hti Clinic
Thiri Sandar
Thiri Tun
Thitsar Clinic
Thurein Innovative Diagnostic Clinic
Triyadanar Clinic
Triyadanar Clinic
United Vision
United Vision
Waziya Clinic
YaMiShi
Yar Kyaw Clinic
Zaw Clinic
Zewaka
Zewaka
ZiNa Clinic
Ziwa Thitsar Clinic
Ziwa Thitsar Clinic
Ziwaka
ကျားဘုရင် Kyar Bayin
ကျော်အထွေထွေရောဂါကုဆေးခန်း Kyaw
ကြာဆေးခန်း Lotus Clinic
ကြာဆေးခန်း Lotus Clinic
ကောင်းဇေဆေးခန်း Kaung Zay Clinic
စင်္ကာပူ ဆေးခန်း Singapore Clinic
စင်္ကာပူ ဆေးခန်း Singapore Clinic
စွယ်တော်ဦး - Swe Taw Oo
စေဋာ
စေတနာဆေးခန်း Say Ta Nar Clinic
စေတနာရှင် - Saytanar
ဆရာဦးဇော်မိုး မြန်မာ့တိုင်းရင်းဆေးခန်း Saya U Zaw Moe Traditional Medicine Clinic
ဆေးကမ္ဘာ(၁) Medicine World 1
ဇီဝိတသုခ Ziwita Thukha
ထွန်း ဆေးခန်း Tun Clinic
ထွန်း ဆေးခန်း Tun Clinic
နိယာမ
နိုင် - Naing
မြတ်မွန်ဆေးခန်း Myat Mon Clinic
မြတ်သုခ Myat Thukha
မိဘမေတ္တာ Miba Myitta
မေခလာ MayKhaLar အထူးကုဆေးခန်း
မေခလာ MayKhaLar အထူးကုဆေးခန်း
မေတ္တာရိပ် ဆေးခန်း Myitta Yeik Clinic
လုမ္မနီအင်ကြင်း ဆေးကုခန်း Lonmani Inngyin Clinic
ဝင်းတိုင်းရင်းမြန်မာဆေးကုဌာန Win Myanmar Traditional Clinic
သဇင် Thazin
သဇင် Thazin
သိင်္ဂီ Theingi
သုခမင်္လာ ဆေးခန်း Thukhamingalar Clinic
သုခမင်္လာ ဆေးခန်း Thukhamingalar Clinic
သုခအောင် - Thukha Aung
အာရောဂျံ ဆေးဆိုင်နှင့်ဆေးခန်း
အာရောဂျံ ဆေးဆိုင်နှင့်ဆေးခန်း
အောင် Aung
ေရႊပုဒုမၼာ ေဆးခန္း Shwe Padonemar Clinic
ေရႊပုဒုမၼာ ေဆးခန္း Shwe Padonemar Clinic

Churches & Religious Organizations in Twante

1 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
shwe san taw ေရႊဆံေတာ္

Quick Facts

Timezone
Asia/Yangon

🇲🇲 About Myanmar

Capital Nay Pyi Taw
Population 53,708,395
Area 678,500 km²
GDP (USD) $66,757,619,000
GDP per capita $1,233
HDI 0.585
Life expectancy 66.9 years
Internet users 58.5%
Urban population 30.4%
Currency MMK (Kyat)
Languages Burmese
Calling code +95
TLD .mm
Driving side right

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Frequently Asked Questions About Twante

What is the population of Twante?

Twante has a population of 46,516 residents and is located in Myanmar. The population density is 150 people per square mile, spread across 309.8 square miles.

What is the weather like in Twante?

Twante has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 81°F (27°C). Winter temperatures average 75°F in January, while summers reach an average of 80°F in July. The area receives 287 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 110.2 inches.

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