Htigyaing Township or Tigyaing Township (; ) is a township of

Katha District Katha District is the northeasternmost district in Sagaing Region of Myanmar.

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, in northern

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. It lies on the border with the

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of Myanmar. The administrative seat is at Htigyaing. The

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is a tributary of the

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and forms part of the northern boundary with Katha Township and part of the eastern boundary with the Shan State.Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers,

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(1954
"Mong Mit, Burma"
topographic map NF 47-1, Series U542 The Indaung Reserved Forest and the Kyauktaung Reserved Forest are located in the eastern part of the township. Among the towns and villages in Tigyaing Township are: Aledaw, Datwin, Daungbin, Htidawgaing, Myadaung, Tawma and Wundingon.

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"Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
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"Tigyaing Google Satellite Map"
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