Kawa, Myanmar Explained

Official Name:Kawa
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bago District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Kawa Township
Population Total:17,396
Population As Of:2014
Timezone:Myanmar Standard Time
Utc Offset:+7

Kawa (Burmese: ကဝမြို့; ဍုင်ကဝ) is a town located in the Bago Region of Myanmar (previously known as Burma). It is part of the Bago District and is located on the eastern bank of the Bago River south of Bago. Kawa is the administrative seat of the Kawa Township.

Etymology

Kawa is a place name of Mon origin; Kawa (ကဝ) means "Lin Myee Swe" bird (Greater racket-tailed drongo). The village was formed near the region where the bird lived, and the village soon became known as Kawa.

Transportation

Htone Gyi Station, which is on the Yangon-Bago Railway, is about 1miles from Kawa, and is reached by an asphalt road that crosses the Bago River over the Bago River Crossing Bridge (Kawa). Kawa is also accessible by road, on the Intagaw-Htone Gyi-Kawa Road or the Yangon-Bago Highway.

Bago River Crossing Bridge

The Bago River Crossing Bridge (Kawa) is a bridge that crosses the Bago River. Kawa was formerly adjacent to Yangon but was difficult to access by road. Formerly, to get to Yangon from Kawa, the Bago River needed to be crossed by boat. Now, the Bago River Crossing Bridge (Kawa) has been completed. The bridge connects Htone Gyi village with the Kawa Township.

Population

According to the 2014 census, the population of the town is 17,396.[1] The town had a population of 2,336 in 1953.[2]

Economy

In Kawa, crops are grown on large paddy fields. Being located between the Sittaung River and the Bago River, there are salt marshes that have formed near the coasts. Kawa is also well known for its production of bags and cotton.

Notes and References

  1. Book: May 2015. Provisional Results Census 26 August 2014 FINAL. Department of Population. 55. November 28, 2015. 12 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912105647/http://www.dop.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Census_Provisional_Results_2014_ENG1.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: Tin Naing Toe. Guide all over Myanmar. Mizzima Literature. 79. December 2013.