Yekyi Explained

Yekyi
Native Name:Burmese: ရေကြည်မြို့
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kyonpyaw District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Yekyi Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.50
Population:11263
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Coordinates:17.3414°N 95.1087°W
Elevation Ft:19
Elevation M:5.8
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30
Settlement Type:Town

Yekyi (my|ရေကြည်မြို့) is a town in the north-central Ayeyarwady Region,south-west Myanmar.[2] It is the seat of the Yekyi Township in the Kyonpyaw District and is divided into 5 wards. The town sits on the southern bank of the Shwegu creek and curves with the meander of the creek.

Yekyi is on the Pathein-Monywa highway connecting towns west of the Irrawaddy River in the lowlying central Burmese basin. This location provides easy access for produce and goods to travel in and out of the town.[3] However, according to a 2019 study, Yekyi was the least travelled destination for travellers from Pathein likely because the town only has one bus stop.[4]

Notes and References

  1. General Administration Department . March 2023 . Yegyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Township Regional Information . 22 December 2024.
  2. Web site: IANS . 2023-05-16 . 5 killed after cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar . 2023-05-17 . The Statesman . en-US.
  3. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Yegyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya. my:ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ. Yegyi Township Regional Information . MIMU . December 19, 2024.
  4. Estimation of Intercity Travel Pattern and Impact on Yangon-Pathein Road between Ayeyarwady Region and Yangon Region Using Call Detail Record . Nan Thazin Khine Oo . Kyaing . Ko Ko Lwin . Sekimoto . Yoshihide . 2019 . 13 . 277-297 . 10.11175/easts.13.277 . Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies.