Chaunggyi Explained

Chaoggyi Village is a village located in Thabeikkyin Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.

On 30 June 2024, the town fell to the People's Defense Force during the Myanmar civil war.[1]

Official Name:Chaunggyi
Pushpin Map:Burma
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Mandalay Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pyin Oo Lwin District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Tha bake kyin Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:22.7167°N 97°W
Elevation Ft:732
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30

Geography

The Chaunggyi valley is located about 3,5 km northeast of Letha Taung, also known as the Singu Plateau, near National Highway 31.[2] In the valley there are Lisu (at Lezawchaunggyi), Palaung (at Palaungchaunggyi), Shan and Gurkha ethnic minorities living in separate villages.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 July 2024 . မန္တလေး – မိုးကုတ်လမ်းပိုင်း တိုက်ပွဲများ အရပ်သား ထိခိုက်သေဆုံးမှုရှိ . The Irrawaddy . Burmese.
  2. Web site: Letha Taung. Mapcarta. 1 June 2016.