Geography
The township lies between 22° 45' and 23° 15' north latitude and 96° 00' and 97° 00' east longitude. Altitude ranges from 700 feet above the sea level in the lowest to 4300 feet in the highest with an average of 2750 feet. Occupying nearly half of the center of the land is highly productive plane surrounded by mountains in north, east, south and west. Mountains of the southern region are the highest. More than half of the surface area is covered by rain forests. Average number of raining days range from 90 to 130 days per year and annual rail fall varies from 47 to 70 inches. Thunder storms struck the area in the rainy season (May to October). Being in the temperate zone, the temperature varies from 43°-81°F in the cold season to 61°-96°F in the hot season. Many small rivers and streams are running across the township throughout the year forming, in some places, beautiful waterfalls. Inn Wine waterfall, Namngo waterfall, Inn Po waterfall, Chaunggyi Yay Pyan Taung waterfall and Thabyedoe waterfalls are famous. A hot water spring can be seen near Seik Hpu village. Thirty small dams are constructed for irrigation. Small scale hydroelectric power is used in many places.
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