Yesagyo Township Explained

Official Name:Yesagyo Township
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Magway Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pakokku District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Code:062
Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:21.5833°N 106°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6:30

Yesagyo Township (Yaesagyo Township) is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of central Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.

The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway.

Borders

Yesagyo is the easternmost township of Magway Region. The Chindwin River and then the Irradwaddy form the eastern boundary of the township except for a small area on the eastern side of the Chindwin directly across from the town of Yesagyo,[2] which area was formerly an island in the Chindwin.[3] Yesagyo Township is bounded by the following townships:[4]

Sights

The wooden Pakhangyi Monastery on brick foundations was constructed by King Mindon in 1886 and restored in 1992.[5] In 1992 the Pakhangyi Archaeological Museum was opened there. In 1996 Burma applied for World Heritage Site status for the site.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Telephone Area Codes . Myanmar's Net.
  2. http://www.themimu.info/MapsInfo/Magway/MIMU270v01_100715_Magway%20Division%20Topo_A0+%28pdf-r%29.pdf "Magway Division, Myanmar"
  3. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nf46-12.jpg "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-12, Myingyin"
  4. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
  5. http://www.asterism.info/reports/2/index.html "Pakhangyi monastery"
  6. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/821/ "Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (04/10/1996)"