Official Name: | Sagyin |
Other Name: | Sakyin |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Aungmyethazan District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Madaya Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population: | 5,800 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Theravada Buddhism |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 22.2944°N 96.0723°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Population Blank1: | Bamar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Sagyin (Burmese: စကျင်) is a village in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. The village's name is eponymous with the Burmese word for "marble." Sagyin is home to Myanmar's largest marble quarry, the Sagyin Hills.[1] Burmese white marble is prized for its hardness and texture.[2] The village is home to 5,800 villagers and 2,000 households, 80% of whom work in the local marble industry, including as marble artisans, sculptors and miners. During military rule, Chinese and military-linked companies were granted decades-long licences to mine marble in the village.[3]
Sagyin marble has been used at prominent Buddhist sites, including the Konbaung-era Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple (Mandalay), Tripiṭaka tablets at Kuthodaw Pagoda, and Burmese Buddhist Temple (Singapore).