Tagundaing, Kayin State Explained

Official Name:	Tagondaing
Other Name:	Tagundaing
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map:	Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Tagondaing, Myanmar
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Kayin State
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Kawkareik District
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Kyain Seikgyi Township
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Code:	58^[1]
Population Total:	9,601
Population Urban:	4,994
Population Rural:	4,607
Population As Of:	2014
Population Footnotes:	Karens, Mons, Burmans, Indians^[2]
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Population Density Km2:	auto
Coordinates:	16.0664°N 97.9075°W
Leader Title:	Mayor
Elevation M:	17
Timezone:	MMT
Utc Offset:	+6.30
Utc Offset Dst:	16° 4' 3" North, 97° 54' 25" East
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Am

Tagundaing^[3] or Ta Khun Taing^[4] (in Burmese pronounced as /dəɡʊ̀ɴ dàiɴ/; Phlone: ; Thai: ดะกูนไดง์ ; Korean: 타군다잉; Russian: Тагундайн, also spelled Tagondaing) is a large village in the Kayin State of south-eastern Myanmar, located near the west bank of the Winyaw River and the west of the Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District. The population as of the 2014 census was 4,994. Most of the residents are of the Karen (Kayin) ethnic group.^[5]

The people in this village speak Kayin and Burma languages.

Nearby towns and villages include Kale (3.4 nm)north, Htimahto (6.4 nm)south-east, Phayanasu^[6] (7.1 nm)north, Kawankathaung^[7] (7.1 nm)east, Hlagazaing (7.5 nm)north, Myohaung (7.9 nm)north, Phathalē^[8] (8.7 nm)east and Akalaw (11.0 nm)east.^[9]

Etymology

In the Kayin, the word Somohto means monumental column or flagstaff. Thus, the village name of "'Tagundaing'" was derived from the local Kayin.^[10]

History

The name of the village gets its name from a monumental column or flagstaff located in the village centre.

During World War II, the villagers worked on the construction of the Burma-Siam railroad with their cart as forced labourers.

Transport

The main artery road in the region is the Tagondaing-Kale-Phayanasu-Taungkalay Road, which is 16km (10miles) long. It is connected by road to Kyainseikgyi-Mudon and via Mudon to Mawlamyine.

The second main road is Tagondaing-Taungdi-Kyongawon-Phabya Road, it is connected Thanbyuzayat-Payathonzu Road(or Burmese-Siam Railroad), via Tanyin village.^[11]

Five miles by road to the west of village lie Abit village west of the Tenasserim Range, which road is connected to National Highway 8. Two miles is compacted.
Ta Khun Taing - Kawan Ka Thaung Road is about two miles long, cross the Winyaw River.

Economy

It is a primary agricultural village, with extensive fields around it.

The village's economy is mainly based on rice, rubber and trade.

Education

Tagundaing has one public high school, one public post-primary school and four public primary schools.

Basic Education High School Tagondaing^[12]
Post-Primary School (It is a post-primary school that is not a full middle school), formerly "No. 4 Basic Education Primary School"
No. 1 Basic Education Primary School
No. 2 Basic Education Primary School
No. 3 Basic Education Primary School
Basic Education Primary School (Tagundaing New Quarter)

Healthcare

Kale-Tagundaing Station Hospital serves the people of Kale, Tagondaing and its surrounding areas.^[13]

Climate

Tagundaing has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). Temperatures are hot throughout the year, although maximum temperatures in the monsoon months are depressed by heavy cloud and rain. There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October). Torrential rain falls from June to September, with over 1200mm falling in August alone.

Geography

Tagundaing or Tagondaing is located on the eastern side of the Tenasserim Range near the confluence of two tributaries of the Ataran River.

Places of interest

Mahniyadanar Sandawshin Pagoda

White Padma lotus and many other families harvest plants such as the grass, can be found in this area.

Notes

External links

- - "Tagundaing Map — Satellite Images of Tagundaing" Maplandia World Gazetteer
Tagondaing, Karen State, Myanmar WikiMapia
"Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 47-14, Moulmein" U.S. Army May Service, December 1959
"Tagundaing, Burma", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
Tagundaing Weather in mirbig.net
Tagundaing (Burma) 1994 - 2017, Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates
Tagundaing Weather Forecast weather

Notes and References

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Book: The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census The Union Report Census Report Volume 2 . Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population . 59 . May 2015 . 2020-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306021311/http://www.dop.gov.mm/moip/index.php?route=census%2Fdownload%2Fproduct_download&download_id=69 . 2016-03-06 . dead .
, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Web site: Township map of Kyainseikgyi. Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 3 May 2016. 10 February 2018.
Web site: Kayin Ethics and Traditional. 16 February 2018.
, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Fallingrain world gazetteer
Web site: Karen. ANCY POLLOCK KHIN. 17 February 2018.
, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Web site: Education statistics by level and by State and Division . 2009-04-09 . Myanmar Central Statistical Organization . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524012235/http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s1701.htm . 2008-05-24 .
Web site: Hospitals and Dispensaries by State and Division . 2009-04-11 . Myanmar Central Statistical Organization . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430032618/http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s0413.htm . 2011-04-30 .