Ingapu Township
Ingapu Township
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Ingapu Township (
History
The lost city described as Pinle Pyu (lit. 'Sea Pyu') is recorded as being located next to the sea. Unlike many other small Pyu sites, the city is speculated to be large in size located downstream from the Sri Ksetra Kingdom. Some archaeologist believe that a walled religious complex in Gyogon, Ingapu Township may be the location of Pinle Pyu. The complex uses Brahmi script indicating its potential age.[3] The ancient ruin was excavated in 2014 dated to determine if the 2,000-year-old artifacts were of the Pyu culture or not.[4] Early human footprints were found in Taungnyo mountain near Kyauktalone village 2 miles west of the main site.[5] These fossils along with other artifacts from the Taungnyo site including Paleolithic tools may indicate that the Ingapu site is older than other Pyu city-states.[6]
The city of Ingapu was named as one of the 32 surrounding villages of Pathein by the ancient king Samuddha Gotha's wife Omar Dhanti. By the time of the Konbaung Dynasty the group of villages was known as Okhpo when it was given to Thihaboh Min after Alaungpaya's conquests. The name Okhpo originates, by legend, from the village's role baking bricks for the Shwemokhtaw Pagoda in Pathein during the time of Omar Dhanti. The town was renamed in 1852 to its ancient name of Ingapu after the Second Anglo-Burmese War by the British to distinguish it from Okpho in Bago Region.[7]
The township was first established independent from Myanaung Township in 1972 under the first township administrator Maung Tin.[1]
Geography
Ingapu Township is located within the Irrawaddy Delta and includes part of the Arakan Mountains in its west. The highest point in the town reaches over 3,900 feet (1,200 m) on the border with Rakhine State. The elevation slopes from the foothills in the central-western part of the township towards the Irrawaddy River on the Township's eastern border with Bago Region.
The primary waterway serving the town of Ingapu is the
The forested foothills of the Arakan mountains in the township's west is home to many species with little human development. The township has 60% forest cover with 25% being protected natural areas. Among others, the township has
Demographics and Economy
| Year | Ingapu Township | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 214,384 | — |
| 2019 | 218,242 | +1.8% |
| Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population[2] and General Administration Department data[1] | ||
Ingapu Township is overwhelmingly rural with 89.8% (196,017 people) of the township living outside of the singular town of Ingapu as of 2019. The gender ratio is 1.006 with more men than the national average. 92.67% of the township are Bamar and 92.4% of the population is Buddhist.[1] The second largest religion is Christianity concentrated mostly within Ingapu town. The mean household size is 3.7 people.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Ingapu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya အင်္ဂပူမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ingapu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Ingapu Township Report" (PDF). Department of Population. Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Ancient Irrawaddy Delta City Believed to be 2,300 Years Old".
- ^ "Ancient Burmese kingdom awarded World Heritage status". www.dvb.no. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Fossil footprints of early humans found in Ingapu ancient city". 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Stone Age objects found in ancient site in Ingapu Township". 22 December 2016.
- ^ မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း [Encyclopedia of Myanmar]. Vol. 15.
- ^ Aung Swe; Khin Khin Htay; Kay Thwe Hlaing (2018). Study on Morphological Change of Ayeyarwady River from Pyay to Hinthada (PDF). Journal of Myanmar Academic Arts and Sciences (Report). Vol. 16.
- PMC 8461960.
