Heho

Heho
ဟဲဟိုး
Town

Heho

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 20°43′24″N 96°46′16″E / 20.72333°N 96.77111°E / 20.72333; 96.77111Coordinates: 20°43′24″N 96°46′16″E / 20.72333°N 96.77111°E / 20.72333; 96.77111
Country  Burma
State Shan State
District Taunggyi District
Township Kalaw Township
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

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 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

Climate data for Heho
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 22
(72)		 24
(76)		 27
(81)		 29
(84)		 27
(81)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(76)		 24
(76)		 24
(75)		 23
(74)		 22
(71)		 25
(77)
Average low °C (°F) 7
(45)		 8
(47)		 11
(52)		 16
(60)		 17
(63)		 18
(64)		 18
(64)		 18
(64)		 17
(63)		 16
(61)		 11
(52)		 8
(47)		 14
(57)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1)		 10
(0.4)		 3
(0.1)		 33
(1.3)		 249
(9.8)		 198
(7.8)		 287
(11.3)		 330
(13)		 216
(8.5)		 173
(6.8)		 38
(1.5)		 15
(0.6)		 1,552
(61.1)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

History

It 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 Aungban 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.

References

  1. ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ↑ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  3. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Heho, Myanmar". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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