Heho

Heho ဟဲဟိုး
Town
Heho Airport
Heho Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°43′24″N 96°46′16″E / 20.72333°N 96.77111°ECoordinates: 20°43′24″N 96°46′16″E / 20.72333°N 96.77111°E
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.