Maingwe | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sagaing Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hkamti |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Homalin Township |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Coordinates: | 25.25°N 104°W |
Maingwe is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located north of Tonmalaw.[1] [2] Gardens were planted in Maingwe and other nearby villages around 1700 and the village has been documented as producing pickled tea, known as "letpet".[3]