Hainggyi Island (town) explained

Haigyi Island
Official Name:Hainggyikyun
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Relief:y
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pathein
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Ngapudaw Township
Subdivision Type4:Subtownship
Subdivision Name4:Hainggyikyun Subtownship
Area Total Km2:14.09
Population:14,019
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:6:30

Hainggyi Island (Burmese: ဟိုင်းကြီးကျွန်း, also spelt Haigyi Island or Hainggyikyun) is a town on the island of Hainggyi Island[2] located at the mouth of the Pathein River (formerly Bassein River)[3] in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the primary town within Hainggyikyun Subtownship within Ngapudaw Township in the Pathein District.

The town has an area of 5.44mi2.[4]

The Pammawaddy Regional Command of the Myanmar Navy is headquartered in Hainggyi Island. The naval base used to host a few PLA personnel from china.[5] According to Andrew Selth, claims of a massive PLA base on Hainggyi Island is plainly incorrect and gained popularity because of hysterical quotations by commentators.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Hainggyikyun Township Report . May 2017. Open Development Mekong . Open Development Myanmar . my.
  2. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/24853849 Way: Hainggyi Kyun (24853849)
  3. Shivananda . H . Sino-Myanmar Military Cooperation and its Implications for India . Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses . Journal of Defence Studies . 5 . 3 . July 2011 . 117-127.
  4. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Ngapudaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:ငပုတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Ngapudaw Township Regional Information . MIMU . 6 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Navy Bases . 7 March 2023 . globalsecurity.org.
  6. Book: Selth, Andrew . Burma's China Connection and the Indian Ocean Region . 978-0731554362 . Strategic & Defence Studies Centre . September 2003.