Myingyan Township

Coordinates: 21°22′N 95°28′E / 21.367°N 95.467°E / 21.367; 95.467
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Myingyan Township
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Myingyan (

Burma. The township covers an area of 374.3 square miles (969 km2) and as of 2014 it had a population of 276,190 people.[1]

History

The Treaty of Yandabo which ended the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826), was signed at Yandabo village in the township on 24 February 1826.[2]

According to the Myingyan People’s Strike Committee, from 11 to 14 March 2024, the Tatmadaw raided at least six villages in Myingyan Township, killing nine civilians, as part of the Myanmar Civil War. The committee also stated that several houses were burnt by the Tatmadaw, including 200 homes in Pyogan. This was in retaliation to an anti-junta ambush in Myingyan on March 11.[3]

Geography

Villages

Myingyan Township contains 183 villages.[1] A proportion of them are listed below:

  • Aingma
  • Aleywa
  • Anein
  • Aneintaunggyun
  • Balon
  • Chaungdaung
  • Chaungdaung North
  • Chaungdaung South
  • Chaungle
  • Chinbyitkyin
  • Chize
  • Daungthit
  • Dulabo
  • Duwun
  • Gaunggwe
  • Gwebinyo
  • Gwegyo
  • Hnatchodaw
  • Kaing
  • Kaingywathit
  • Kalaywa
  • Kanbu
  • Kandaw
  • Kangyaw
  • Kanni
  • Kanni
  • Kanywa
  • Kanzin
  • Kanzwe
  • Kan Pauk
  • Khaungsin
  • Kinmagan
  • Kokke
  • Kunzaik
  • Kuywa
  • Kyagan
  • Kyaukkan
  • Kyauktaing
  • Kyauktan
  • Kyaukyan
  • Kyaungbyugan
  • Kyibingan
  • Kyigaung
  • Kyiywa
  • Kyungale
  • Ledan
  • Le-thit
  • Letthamagan
  • Magyizu
  • Mayogon
  • Mibauk
  • Minnegon
  • Myaukkon
  • Myingyan
  • Myintha
  • Myogyigon
  • Nabuaing
  • Nanywa
  • Nata
  • Ngaginge
  • Nyaungbin
  • Nyaungbin
  • Nyaungdo
  • Nyaungkaya
  • Nyaungwun
  • Okshitkon
  • Pagan
  • Pauksein
  • Paungbya
  • Paungga
  • Petbinaing
  • Petyin
  • Pinle
  • Potokbyu
  • Pyawbwe
  • Pyogan
  • Pyudwingon
  • Sagyu
  • Saka
  • Shwebawgon
  • Shwebontha
  • Shwega
  • Singut
  • Sonywa
  • Talôkmyo
  • Tanaungdaing
  • Tatywa
  • Taungauk
  • Taungbon
  • Taunggan
  • Taungshe
  • Tawbu
  • Taywinbo
  • Tebin
  • Tegyiywa
  • Teinban
  • Thamongaing
  • Thanbo
  • Thebyuwa
  • Theingon
  • Theinywa
  • Theinywa
  • Thetkekyin
  • Thinbyun
  • Thitpinshe
  • Thityon
  • Udaya
  • Yandabo
  • Yedaing
  • Yondozwe
  • Ywashe
  • Ywatha
  • Ywathaponywa
  • Ywathaya
  • Ywathit
  • Ywazi
  • Zalatkon
  • Zibingan
  • Zidaw.kula

References

  1. ^ a b "Township-Level Data" (PDF). Livelihoods and Food Security Fund. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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  3. ^ "Nine Mandalay Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Raids". The Irrawaddy. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.