Madaya is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
of
Aungmyethazan District
Aungmyethazan District or Aungmyaythazan District ( my, အောင်မြေသာစံခရိုင်) is the district of Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Partly included under Mandalay City Development Committee and Mandalay. Its principal to ...
in the
Mandalay Region
Mandalay Region ( my, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region t ...
of
Myanmar
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.
History
In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of
Okpo.
On October 1, 1886, there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.
of
nat (spirit) takes place in the township in August yearly.
Madaya consists
Madaya town and the following villages:
Villages
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Aingdaing
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Dingagyun
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Mayogon
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Shwebaung
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Sinywagale
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Tainggaing
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Thapandaung
*
Powa (North)
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Mwe Pon Kan
Taking Lyon
Hein Taung
References
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer
Mandalay Region
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