Aunglan, Myanmar Explained

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.

Transport

Since 1999, it has been served by a branch line of Myanmar Railways.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-ne46-4.jpg Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 46-4 Thayetmyo
  2. Web site: "Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population:calculation 2010". https://archive.today/20120919023126/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1288300191&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-141&srt=epnn&col=abcdefghimoq&msz=1500. 2012-09-19. dead. World Gazetteer