Pyinmana Township () is one of eight

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s of

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History

Historically, Pyinmana was formerly known as Ningyan (နင်းကြမ်း). Shan traders who observed the abundance of

Terminalia chebula ''Terminalia chebula'', commonly known as black- or chebulic myrobalan, is a species of ''Terminalia'', native to South Asia from Pakistan, India and Nepal east to southwest China (Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam.Flora of ...

trees around the area named the city Pangmaakna (ပၢင်မၢၵ်ႇၼႃႉ), lit. "myrobalan encampment," from which the

Burmese language Burmese (; ) is a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar people, Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group. Burmese dialects are a ...

name Pyinmana is derived. Pyinmana Township was formerly part of

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 ...

. The township was designated as one of the original townships constituting the new capital region of

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 ...

on 26 November 2008 by the

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(MOHA).

Demographics

2014

At the 2014 Myanmar Census Pyinmana Township had a population of 187,565. The

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was 170.1 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 26.6 years, and 94 males per 100 females. There were 39,663 households; the mean household size was 4.5.

Ethnic makeup

The

Bamar The Bamar people (Burmese language, Burmese: ဗမာလူမျိုး, ''ba. ma lu myui:'' ) (formerly known as Burmese people or Burmans) are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group native to Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). With an esti ...

make up the majority of the township's population, while the

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form the largest minority group.

Villages

*Alae Chaung *Alyinlo *Bantbar *Boma *Chaing *Chin *Gadozeik *Hnandaw *Kainggalay *Kan U *Kinmundan *Koe Tit Ywa Ma *Kyaukchet *Kyaukthanpat *Kye-inn *Kyi Taung *Kyi Taung Kan *Kyunyaung *Leluaing *Ma-u-daw *Maungyan *Mepauk *Milaunggon *Mingon *Moeswe *Natthayae *Ngakaungkan *Ngokechaung *Nyaungbingyi *Nyaungbintha *Pyadaungkoe *Pyangabye *Pyinmana Haung *Pyu Dwin *Seiknandon *Sibin *Sinthawt *Sinthe *Taungnyo *Taungtha *Thagyarset *Thanatpinzeik *Tharyargon *Thayetkon *Tegyigon *Thittat *Thitlelon *Thitton *Thityargon *Yezin *Yaukthwar-inn *Ywadaw *Ywathit *Zalaung *Zegon *Ziphyupin

Dams

Pyinmana Township has the following dams. * Ngalaik Dam * Chaungmagyi Dam * Yezin Dam

Creeks

Pyinmana has

References

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