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Ngathaingchaung
Ngathaingchaung or Ngathinechaung and sometimes Ngathainggyaung () is a town and the second largest town in Yegyi Township, Kyonpyaw District in north-central Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar and is divided into 6 urban wards. It is the namesake of Ngathaingchaung Subtownship, an informal division sued for statistical and administrative convenience. As such, it is the administrative seat for some local functions for 31 village tracts, which group together 196 of Yegyi Township's western half. Geography Ngathaingchaung lies on the eastern bank of the Ngawun River in central Yekyi Township. The town's altitude is above sea level. It lies from the region's and district's capital Pathein, from Myanmar's largest city and former capital Yangon and from Myanmar's current capital Naypyidaw. Demographics In 2014, the town had a population of 18,743 people. The town saw little growth remaining at 18,971 people as of 2019. 95.6% of the township are Buddhists, with the second largest relig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngathaingchaung Subtownship
Ngathaingchaung Subtownship () is a subtownship of Yekyi Township in Kyonpyaw District, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. It can also sometimes be referred to simply as Ngathaingchaung Township. The namesake of the subtownship is Ngathaingchaung, a town of 18,621 people. The subtownship is located partially on the Irrawaddy Delta and partially over the southern Arakan Mountains. Geography Ngathaingchaung subtownship borders Gwa Township in Rakhine State Rakhine State ( ; , ; ), formerly known as Arakan State, is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Re ... to its west and contains the primary road into southern Rakhine. To its east, it borders the rest of Yekyi Township, with the boundary mostly following the Ngawun River. About 71,000 acres of land in the subtownship is dedicated forest preserve managed by the government. In 2024, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yegyi Township
Yegyi Township (, officially romanized as Yekyi Township) is a township of Kyonpyaw District in north-central Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The Township has three towns- the principal town of Yekyi and the towns of Ahthoke, Ngathaingchaung. The western portion of the township are informally includes Ngathaingchaung Subtownship, an unofficial division used by the Township for statistical and administrative ease. The township as a whole borders Lemyethna Township of Hinthada District to the north, Gwa Township of Rakhine State to the northwest and Thabaung Township of Pathein District to the southwest. To its east and southeast, it borders the other two townships of Kyonpyaw District, Kyonpyaw Township and Kyaunggon Township. The township has 1 subtownship, 3 towns with 16 total urban wards and 87 village tracts representing 523 villages. Its largest town is Ngathaingchaung. Geography Yegyi Township is located in the Irrawaddy Delta spanning to the peaks of the southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngawun River
The Pathein River (), formerly called the Bassein River, is the westernmost distributary of the Irrawaddy river in the Irrawaddy delta of Myanmar flowing through Ayeyarwady Region. The river is also interchangeably known as the Ngawun River (). Seafaring vessels from Andaman Sea are able to travel about inland up the Pathein River to the city of Pathein. As far south as Thabaung Township, about 20 miles north of Pathein, the river becomes prone to seasonal flooding in a flood plain environment. The river also provides fresh water to the city of Pathein through a treatment plant in the village of Mayanchaung. Physiography The river diverges from the Ayeyarwady in southeastern Ingapu Township, close to the city of Hinthada. The Pathein river is part of the tide-dominated Irrawaddy delta system and has several distributaries of its own. The overall Pathein distributary system carries less than 10% of the Ayeyarwady River's total discharge volume. It flows southwards and empti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathein District
Pathein District () is a district of Ayeyawady Division, Myanmar. It is located around and includes the urban area of the city of Pathein. The area of the Pathein District is . Its population was 1,630,716 in 2014. Townships The district consists of the following townships: * Kangyidaunt Township * Ngapudaw Township * Pathein Township * Thabaung Township The district contains four subtownships: * Hainggyikyun Subtownship in Ngapudaw Township * Ngayokaung Subtownship in Ngapudaw Township * Ngwesaung Subtownship in Pathein Township * Shwethaungyan Subtownship spanning Pathein Township and Thabaung Township Towns The district contains 12 towns: * Pathein * Kangyidaunt * Thabaung *Kyonpyaw Kyonpyaw () is a town in the Ayeyawady Division of Myanmar. It is the seat of Kyonpyaw Township. As of 2014 the population was 23,966. Wards Kyonpyaw consists 4 wards and they are: *Taza Ward *Myawady Ward *Panglong Ward *Aung San Ward In popula ... * Yekyi * Ngathaingchaung * Kyaunggon * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townships Of Myanmar
Townships (; ) are the third-level Administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative divisions of Myanmar. They are the sub-divisions of the districts of Myanmar. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), as of December 2015, there are 330 townships in Myanmar."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) Townships are the basic administrative unit of local governance and are the only type of administrative division that cover all of Myanmar. A township is administered by a township administrator, a civil servant appointed through the General Administration Department, General Administration Department (GAD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayeyarwady Region
Ayeyarwady Region ( , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division) is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bordered by the Rakhine State to the northwest, the Bago Region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east, and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west. The region lies between approximately latitude 15° 40' and 18° 30' north and between longitude 94° 15' and 96° 15' east. It has an area of . The estimated 2022 population is more than 6.5 million. According to the 2014 Burmese National Census the population of the Ayeyarwady Region was 6,184,829, making it the second most populous of Burma's states and regions after Yangon Region. Ayeyarwady Region is flanked by the Rakhine Yoma (Arakan Mountains) range in the west. Large areas have been cleared for paddy cultivation, leading to its preeminent position as the main rice producer in the country, a position it has retained into the 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindus
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. It is assumed that the term ''"Hindu"'' traces back to Avestan scripture Vendidad which refers to land of seven rivers as Hapta Hendu which itself is a cognate to Sanskrit term ''Sapta Sindhuḥ''. (The term ''Sapta Sindhuḥ'' is mentioned in Rig Veda and refers to a North western Indian region of seven rivers and to India as a whole.) The Greek cognates of the same terms are "''Indus''" (for the river) and "''India''" (for the land of the river). Likewise the Hebrew cognate ''hōd-dū'' refers to India mentioned in Hebrew BibleEsther 1:1. The term "''Hindu''" also implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhists
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with about 500 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise four percent of the global population. It arose in the eastern Gangetic plain as a movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia. Buddhism has subsequently played a major role in Asian culture and spirituality, eventually spreading to the West in the 20th century. According to tradition, the Buddha instructed his followers in a path of development which leads to awakening and full liberation from '' dukkha'' (). He regarded this path as a Middle Way between extremes such as asceticism or sensual indulgence. Teaching that ''dukkha'' arises alongside attachment or clinging, the Buddha advised meditation practices and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Immigration And Population
The Ministry of Immigration and Population (; abbreviated MIP) is an government agency of Myanmar which administers the immigration affairs, including its National Registration Card (NRC) system. History The Census Office was formed on 24 February 1950. On 1 September 1950, it was combined with Central Statistics and Economics Department under Ministry of National Planning. On 1 June 1957, the Ministry of Immigration and National Registration was formed and Census Office was moved to this ministry on 31 December 1958. On 15 March 1972, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Democracy Local Administration, Ministry of Immigration and National Registration and Ministry of Religious Affairs were combined as one ministry, Ministry of Home Affairs and Religious Affairs under the new form of socialist rule. Ministry of Immigration and National Registration became Department of Immigration and Population (DIP). On 20 March 1992, SLORC reconstituted Ministry of Home Affairs and Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naypyidaw
Naypyidaw (), officially Romanization of Burmese, romanized as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), is the capital city, capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities in that it is an entirely Planned community, planned city outside of any Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state or region. The city, previously known only as Pyinmana District, officially replaced Yangon as the administrative capital of Myanmar on 6 November 2005; its official name was revealed to the public on Armed Forces Day (Myanmar), Armed Forces Day, 27 March 2006. As the seat of the government of Myanmar, Naypyidaw is the site of the Assembly of the Union, Union Parliament, the Supreme Court of Myanmar, Supreme Court, the Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw, Presidential Palace, the official residences of the Cabinet of Myanmar and the headquarters of government ministries and Tatmadaw, military. Naypyidaw is notable for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangon
Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Development Council, military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia, and has a unique Downtown Yangon, colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact. The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old. The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda. Yangon suffers from deeply inadequate infrastructure, especially compared to other major cities in Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
