Maubin ( my, မအူပင် ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west

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. It is the seat of the Maubin Township in the Maubin District. The population as of 2021 was 51,542. The inhabitants of the town, as well as the district are mainly Bamar and

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. During

Cyclone Nargis Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis ( my, နာဂစ်, ur, نرگس ) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008. The cyclo ...

which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta, the Burmese military offered convoys to refugees to Ma-ubin to escape the devastation in the worst-hit areas.

Geography and economy

Rice growing and fishing are the major contributors to the economy. It is a developing town with growing transportation and communication services. The town is linked with

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, 40 miles (65 km) east, by the

Twante Canal The Twante Canal ( my, တွံတေး တူးမြောင်း ) is a canal that connects the Irrawaddy River and the Yangon river in Myanmar. The canal is a heavily used short cut between the city of Yangon and the Irrawaddy Division. ...

which heads east. The canal opened in 1932 and improved the transporting of goods back and forth from the former capital, then known as Rangoon.

Landmarks

Pagodas

The predominant religion in the area is

Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

and there are many pagodas within Maubin township: Sein Mya Kantha Zeti pagoda is located on the Sane Mya Kanthar Street just north of the town. Paw Taw Mu Pagoda, (formally Myo Oo Paw Taw Mu Ceti) is an ancient pagoda situated in the southern part of the town on the Toe River. The old pagoda fell in 2002 following river erosion of the bank but it was rebuilt on 22 May 2005 under government guidance. Shwe Phone Myint Ceti- this is located in the Pagoda Street in the 2nd quarter of the town. The foundation stone of the Ceti was laid in 1890. Other notable pagodas include Shwephonemyint pagoda and Akyawsulyanmyattonetan pagoda. Gen. Maha Bandula’s cemetery and monument statue is situated in Maubin District, but is located in Danuphyu Township. Danuphyu Fort was a prominent location of the

Anglo-Burmese War The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a clash between two expanding empires, the British Empire against the Konbaung Dynasty that became British India‘s most expensive and longest war, costing 5–13 million pounds sterling (£400 million – £1.1 billi ...

and was destroyed by a flood.

Bridges

There are four bridges in Maubin district, including Maubin Bridge, Khattiya Bridge,

Pantanaw Bridge Pantanaw ( my, ပန်းတနော်မြို့ ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former United Nations Secretary-General U T ...

and

Bo Myat Htun Bridge Bo or BO may refer to Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre *Box office, where tickets to an event are sold, and by extension, the amount of business a production receives *'' BA:BO'', 2008 South Korean film * ''Bo'' (film), a ...

. Maubin Bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge with a capacity of 60 tons. It is located in Maubin Township and the foundation stone was laid on 4 April 1994. The bridge formally opened on 10 February 1998.

Climate

Education

The town has several universities including University of Computer Studies (Maubin),

Technological University, Maubin Technological University (Maubin) ( my, နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် (မအူပင်) is situated near Aung Heit village, Maubin Township, in Ayeyawady Region of Myanmar. It was first opened as Government Technical Inst ...

and Ma-ubin University. University of Computer Studies (Maubin) offers degrees in Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Technology and post-graduate degrees of Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Technology, Master of Computer Science, Master of Computer Technology, Master of Information Science and a Diploma in Computer Science. Ma-ubin University opened in July 2003. Dhamma Manorama - meaning ‘Delightful Environment of Dhamma’, is situated a mile away on the main road to Maubin University. It offers 10-day courses in learning and as of May 2005, eight courses had been held in which 349 students participated. Many of the students come from Maubin's No. 1 State High School. The centre was established on 28 March 2004, on some seven acres of land. The American Baptist Missionary Union had been active in the area at the turn of the 20th century and established a number of churches.Annual Report of the American Baptist Missionary Union
(1905)

Notable people

* Ba Maw (1893–1977) - Burmese political leader

References

External links

Images of pagodas in Ma-ubin and overview
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