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.
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]
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]