Official Name: | Madaya Township |
Native Name: | Burmese: မတ္တရာမြို့နယ် |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Aungmyethazan |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Madaya |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Coordinates: | 22.2167°N 103°W |
Madaya (my|မတ္တရာမြို့နယ်) is a township of Aungmyethazan District in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar.[1]
Taungbyone Festival of nat (spirit) takes place in the township in August yearly. The township is also home to Myanmar's largest marble quarry in Sagyin.
In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo.[2] On October 1, 1886, there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.[3] [4]
Madaya consists Madaya town and the following villages:
Taking LyonHein Taung