Singu Township Explained

Official Name:Singu Township
Pushpin Map:Burma
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thabeikkyin District[1]
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Singu
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:157,585[2]
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:21.5681°N 96.4342°W
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30

Singu (Burmese: စဉ့်ကူးမြို့နယ်) is a township of Thabeikkyin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar. The capital is Singu.

Geography

Singu Township is located between the Irrawaddy River on the west and the Shan Hills on the east. Among the main hills located in the township are Bodaw-taung and Ngwe-o-baw. Average yearly rainfall is between about 63.5 and 76 cm.[3]

History

In 1901, Singu Township was part of Madaya district, with its southern border defined by the Chaung-ma-gyi stream. Its northern border was with the Ruby Mines district. The township's estimated population at that point was about 45,000 people. About 60% of the population was employed in agriculture, primarily growing rice and several varieties of millet. The township was self-sufficient in rice production, except in years with poor rainfall. Fishing was also an important economic activity, employing "many hundreds" of people. Fish caught in the Irrawaddy and its tributary streams were exported to Madaya, Mandalay, and Shwebo. Ngapi was also manufactured and exported to the Shan States and to the Ruby Mines district. In the Sagyin hills, where high-quality alabaster was extracted, there was also a small sculpture industry; most of the sculptures produced were exported to Mandalay.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီးအတွင်းရှိ ခရိုင်အမည်များ တိုးချဲ့ပြင်ဆင်ဖွဲ့စည်းခြင်း.
  2. Book: Census Report. Ministry of Immigration and Population. Naypyidaw. May 2015. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. 2. 58.
  3. Book: Scott . James George . Hardiman . John Percy . Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States: Part II, Vol. II . 1901 . Government Printing . Rangoon . 15 December 2023.