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Wetlet Township
Wetlet Township is a township of Shwebo District in the Sagaing Division of Burma, Burma (Myanmar). It is located on the plains between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy. Its administrative seat is the town of Wetlet. Hanlin, Burma, Hanlin City, one of the ancient cities of Pyu Period, located near Hanlin Village. The City was ruined because of fire. It was founded in the 1st century AD and it was the largest and most important city until around the 7th or 8th century when it was superseded by Sri Kestra. It becomes one of the Myanmar first sites inscribed in World Heritage Sites in June 2014. Beikthano and Sri Ksetra were other 2 sites inscribed together at the same time. Bounds Wetlet Township is bounded on the east by the Irrawaddy River, across from which are Singu Township and Madaya Township of Mandalay District in Mandalay Division.
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Wetlet
Wetlet () is a town in Shwebo District, Sagaing Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat for Wetlet Township. The town of Wetlet is located in the center of Wetlet Township, about halfway between the Mu River (Irrawaddy), Mu River and the Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy. Wetlet is on the main Burmese north-south railroad between Sagaing and Shwebo."Map of Sagaing Division"
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History

Wetlet originated as a staging area during the building of the railroad in the late 1800s. A well was dug to provide water for the steam engines, and a small market developed around Wetlet station. Because of its central location, and direct rail access, Wetlet became the leading town in the area.


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World Heritage Sites
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". To be selected, a World Heritage Site is nominated by its host country and determined by the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to be a unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable, having a special cultural or physical significance, and to be under a sufficient system of legal protection. World Heritage Sites might be ancient ruins or historical structures, buildings, cities, deserts, forests, islands, lakes, monuments, mountains or wilderness areas, and others. A World Heritage Site may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humankind and serve as evidence of humanity's intellectual history on the planet, or it might be a place of great natur ...
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Sadaung II, Wetlet Township
Sadaung is a village in Shwebo District in south-western Sagaing Region in Burma (Myanmar). It lies in the drainage of the Irrawaddy River The Irrawaddy River (, , Ayeyarwady) is the principal river of Myanmar, running through the centre of the country. Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway, it is about 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long. Originating from the confluence of the .... It is located about halfway between the villages of Yonbingon and Ywathit, 7 km due west of Ywatha. Notes External links "Sadaung Map — Satellite Images of Sadaung"Maplandia Populated places in Sagaing Region {{Shwebo-geo-stub ...
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Sadaung I, Wetlet Township
Sadaung is a village in Shwebo District in south-western Sagaing Region in Burma (Myanmar). It is in the Mu River Mu River (; ) is a river in upper central Myanmar (Burma), and a tributary of the country's chief river, the Irrawaddy. It drains the Kabaw valley and part of the Dry Zone between the Ayeyarwady to the east and its largest tributary the Chindwi ... drainage basin. It is located 2.5 km south-west of Halin Taungbo, in the foothills of the Mawdaw Mountains.Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-8 Shwebo
U.S. Army Map Service, March 1960


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Hladaw
Hladaw (sometimes Hladaw Model Village) is a crossroads village in Wetlet Township of Shwebo District in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located on the plains between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy. Hladaw is at the cross roads of the Shwebo–Sagaing road and the Wetlet–Monywa Monywa (; ) is the largest city and capital city of Sagaing Region, Myanmar, located north-west of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin. Monywa is one of the largest economic cities in Myanmar. It is also known as 'Neem City' beca ... road."Map of Sagaing Division"
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Access to the railroad is via Wetlet.


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* Khin Myo Chit, Daw (1995) ''Gift of Laughter'' Parami Books, Rangoon, Burma, (on the picturesque speech of the people of Hlad ...
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Halin Taungbo
Hanlin is a city in Shwebo District in south-western Sagaing Region in Burma (Myanmar). It is located in the Mu River Mu River (; ) is a river in upper central Myanmar (Burma), and a tributary of the country's chief river, the Irrawaddy. It drains the Kabaw valley and part of the Dry Zone between the Ayeyarwady to the east and its largest tributary the Chindwi ... drainage in the foothills on the western slope of the Mawdaw Mountains.Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-8 Shwebo
U.S. Army Map Service, March 1960 Hanlin is associated with several other villages, Hanlin Taungngo, Hanlin Pindale, Halin Twinma, etc., that are sometimes referred to as the town of Hanlin.


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Ayadaw Township
Ayadaw Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
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The principal town is Ayadaw.


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Sagaing Township
Sagaing Township is a township in Sagaing District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. The township contains town towns- the principal town is Sagaing and Sataung comprising a total of 34 wards. The township additionally has 76 village tracts grouping together 177 villages including tourist spot of Mingun. Ye Kharr lake between Sagaing Hill and Min Wun Hill produces natural spirulina as in Twintaung of Budalin Township and Twinma and Taung Pauk of Kani Township. Mt. Shwe Myin Tin is the highest point in the township at 1,372 ft above sea level. Demographics The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Sagaing Township had a population of 307,194, with 26.5% of the population living in the urban wards of Sagaing The population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geo ...
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Shwebo Township
Shwebo Township () is a township of Shwebo District in the Myanmar's Sagaing Region. It is located on the plains between the Mu River and the Ayeyarwady River. The ancient palace of King Alaungmintaya is there. Its administrative seat is the city of Shwebo. As of 2014, it had a population of 266,807. 53.7% of its population was male while 46.3% was female. Geography Shwebo township is bounded on the east by the Ayeyarwady River, across which is Singu Township of Mandalay District in Mandalay Region Mandalay Region (, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the .... To the north of Shwebo township is Khin-U Township, to the south is Wetlet Township, and to the west is Tabayin Township. Among the many villages and wards (village census tracts) in Shwebo township are Seik Khun Village, Hsin Inn ...
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Mandalay Division
Mandalay Region (, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. To the south of the region lies the national capital of Naypyidaw. The division consists of eleven districts, which are subdivided into 28 townships and 2,320 wards and village-tracts. Mandalay Region is important in Myanmar's economy, accounting for 15% of the national economy. It is under the administration of the Mandalay Region Government. History The history of Mandalay Region is the same as that of much of Upper Myanmar except that for much of Burmese history, the political power emanated out of royal capitals located in Mandalay Region. The country's present capital, Naypyidaw, and most former royal capitals of the Burmese nation—Bagan, Ava, Amarapura, Mandalay—are all located ...
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Mandalay District
Mandalay District () was a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar. Though the district used to consist of two cities, Mandalay and Amarapura, today, with the urban sprawl Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city". Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted ... of Mandalay capturing Amarapura and Patheingyi, the district and the city of Mandalay are one and the same. The district was dissolved and formed as Aungmyethazan District, Maha Aungmye District and Amarapura District on 30 April 2022. Townships Mandalay District consists of the following townships and towns. * Aungmyethazan Township * Chanayethazan Township * Chanmyathazi Township * Maha Aungmye Township * Pyigyidagun Township * Amarapura Township **Amarapura ** Myitnge * Patheingyi Township ** Patheingyi References Districts ...
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Madaya Township
Madaya () is a Townships of Myanmar, township of Aungmyethazan District in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. Taungbyone Festival of nat (spirit) takes place in the township in August yearly. The township is also home to Myanmar's largest marble quarry in Sagyin. History In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo, Madaya, 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. Villages Madaya consists Madaya, Myanmar, Madaya town and the following villages: *Aingdaing *Dingagyun *Mayogon *Sagyin *Shwebaung *Sinywagale *Tainggaing *Taungbyon *Thapandaung *Powa (North) *Mwe Pon Kan Taking Lyon Hein Taung References External linksMaplandia World Gazetteer
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