Sinbaungwe Township Explained

Sinbaungwe Township
Native Name:ဆင်ပေါင်ဝဲမြို့နယ်
Other Name:Sinbaungwé Township, Tantabin Township
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Seat:Sinbaungwe (Tantabin)
Seat Type:Capital
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thayet
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:19.55°N 118°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Sinbaungwe Township or Tantabin Township (Burmese: '''ဆင်ပေါင်ဝဲမြို့နယ်''') is a township of Thayet District in the Magway Region of Burma (Myanmar).It is located to the west of the Pegu Range in the foothills and on the plain of the Irrawaddy. Most of the township is east of the Irrawaddy, but about 20% of the township lies on the right (west) bank. The major town and administrative center is Sinbaungwe (Tantabin).

History

Sinbaungwe Township was formerly called Myedé Kyan (remnant of Myedé) as it had been part of Myedé Township (now Aunglan Township) before that was divided.[1] In 2008, a local student named Htoo Zaw Naing became the first student in the township's history to garner 5 distinctions on the National Matriculation Examination.[2]

Bounds

Sinbaungwe Township is bordered[3] by the following townships:

Villages

Among the many villages and wards (village census tracts) in Sinbaungwe Township are Baingyagon, Bwetsan, Chaungkauk, Egayit, Ingya, Inyon, Konbo, Kyauk-o, Kyigon, Thazi, Wundet, Yebok and Zaunggyandaung.

Economy

Rice growing is the main economic activity in the township.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Scott, James George and Hardiman, John Percy (1900) Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States Part 1, Volume 2, page 517
  2. News: ပညာဒါနကုသိုလ်ပြုလိုသူ စေတနာရှင်များသို့ ပန်ကြားလွှာ. Snapshot News. 4 March 2012.
  3. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"