Shwebo Township () is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Shwebo District Shwebo District is a district in south-central Sagaing Region of Myanmar. Its administrative center is the city of Shwebo. Townships The district consists of the following townships: * Khin-U Township * Shwebo Township ** Kyaukmyaung Subtownshi ...

in the

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 ...

Sagaing Region Sagaing Region (, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is border ...

. It is located on the plains between 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 ...

and the

Ayeyarwady 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 ...

. The ancient palace of King Alaungmintaya is there. Its administrative seat is the city of

Shwebo Shwebo ( ) is a city in Sagaing Region, Burma, 110 km north-west of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city was the origin of the Konbaung Dynasty, established by King Alaungpaya in 1752, that was the dominant politic ...

. 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 Singu () is a township of Thabeikkyin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar. The capital is Singu. Geography Singu Township is located between the Irrawaddy River on the west and the Shan Hills on the east. Among the main hills located in the ...

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 (Sin-Inn) Village, Htoogyi Village, Khuntaungnge Village, Kyar Village, Myinchin Village, Pann Hlaing Village, Tazai Village, and Thanbayachan Village, NyaungPinTha Village, Late Chin Village, Pan Yan Village, Hla Taw Village, Tha Lone Village, Myin Sie Village, Zee Kone Lay Village, Nyaung Gan Village, Da Gan Thar Village, Thit Cho Bin Village, Ywar Mitther Village, Min Gone Village, Lone Taw Village, Zee BYU Gone village, Patetaw Village, Kaww Village

Economy

Recent irrigation projects have significantly increased rice production in the township, allowing three crops per year."Union of Burma - GRAIN Grain and Feed Annual"
p. 3, GAIN Report Number: BM9008, 29 April 2009, Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture Shwebo focuses on the maintenance of their crop system.

Notes

External links

"Shwebo Township - Sagaing Division"
Map from Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
"Shwebo Google Satellite Map"
Maplandia Townships of Sagaing Region {{Shwebo-geo-stub