Aunglan | |
Native Name: | အောင်လံ |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thayet District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Aunglan Township |
Population Total: | 72000 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 19.3667°N 108°W |
Aunglan (Burmese: အောင်လံ, formerly known as Allanmyo & Myede) is the biggest city in Thayet District of the Magway Region of Myanmar. It is a port on the left (eastern) bank of the Irrawaddy, across and just north of Thayetmyo,[1] between the cities of Pyay (Prome), Taungdwingyi (Prome) and Magway. It is the administrative seat for Aunglan Township. According to the 2014 census, the population was estimated as over 235,000.[2] The rural population is over 182,000 and urban population is 52,865. 47.5% of total population is male and 52.5% is female. Aunglan was a new city formed moving from Myede. After the second Anglo-Burmese war, the south of Myede Township was annexed by the British and the north was ruled by the Myanmar King.
Since 1999, it has been served by a branch line of Myanmar Railways.