Minbu District

Last updated

Minbu District is a district of the Magway Division in central Myanmar. [1] The city of Minbu is the administrative centre.

Myanmar Republic in Southeast Asia

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. Myanmar is the largest of the mainland Southeast Asian states.To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.

Minbu City in Magway Region, Myanmar

Minbu is a city in Magwe Division, Myanmar. As of 2014, the city has an urban population of 39000. The area consists of low plain-land towards the Ayeyarwady River, and of undulating country inland rising higher and higher westwards towards the Arakan hills. Between the plain and the Arakan Yoma range is a distinct line of hills running north and south, and usually called the Nwa-Madaung hills. The submontane valleys are largely cultivated, but are deadly except to those born in them. The chief streams besides the Ayeyarwady are the Mon, the Maw, and the Salin, which are largely used for irrigation. At Minbu the Ayeyarwady is 3 miles (4.8 km) wide, with many islands and sandbanks. There are considerable fisheries along the Ayeyarwady and on the Paunglin Lake, which is a lagoon fed from the Ayeyarwady. Oil has been discovered near the mud volcanoes of Minbu, but it seems to lie at too great a depth to be profitably worked.

Contents

Borders

Minbu District is bounded to the south by Thayet District, to the east by Magway District, to the north by Pakokku District and Gangaw District, to the northwest by Mindat District of Chin State, and to the west by Sittwe District of Rakhine State and Kyaukpyu District of Rakhine State.

Thayet District

Thayet District is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma (Myanmar). The administrative centre is the town of Thayet.

Magway District is a district of the Magway Region in central Myanmar.

Pakokku District is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma (Myanmar). The administrative centre is the city of Pakokku.

Townships

The district contains the following townships:

Minbu Township is a township of Minbu District in the Magway Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Minbu.

Pwintbyu Township Township in Magway Division, Burma

Pwintbyu Township is a township of Minbu District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Pwintbyu.

Ngape Township Township in Magway Region, Myanmar

Ngape Township is a township of Minbu District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Ngape.

Notes

  1. "Burma: Second-Order Administrative Divisions (Districts)" The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, from Internet Archive of 25 September 2007

Coordinates: 20°15′N94°15′E / 20.250°N 94.250°E / 20.250; 94.250

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.


Related Research Articles

Magway Region Division in Central, Myanmar

Magway Region is an administrative division in central Myanmar. Magway Region is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of 44,820 square kilometres (17,306 sq mi). Pa Del Dam(ပဒဲဆည်) is one of the Dam in Aung Lan Township, Magway Division. Capital city and second largest city of the Magway Division is Magway and largest city of the Magway Division is Pakokku.

Administrative divisions of Myanmar

Myanmar is divided into twenty-one administrative subdivisions, which include:

Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of Myanmar. They are the sub-divisions of the States and Regions of Myanmar. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), as of December 2015, there are 67 districts in Myanmar, which in turn are subdivided into townships, then towns, wards and villages.

Magway Township is a township of Magway District in the Magway Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Magway.

Yenangyaung Township is a township of Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. Yenangyaung is bordered on the south by Magway,on the east by Natmauk,on the north by Chauk,on the northeast by Kyaukpadaung and on the west by Ayeyarwady River.The principal town is Yenangyaung.

Salin Township Township in Magway Region, Burma

Salin Township is a township of Minbu District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Salin.

Sidoktaya Township Township in Magway Region, Burma

Sidoktaya Township is a township of Minbu District in the Magway Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Sidoktaya.

University of Medicine, Magway

The University of Medicine, Magway located in Magway, is one of five universities of medicine in Myanmar. The university offers an M.B., B.S. degree program, and master's degree programs in medical science.

Sidoktaya Town in Magway Region, Myanmar

Sidoktaya, also Sitoktaya or Setoketaya is a town and seat of Sidoktaya Township in Minbu District of Magway Division, situated in middle west region of Burma. It is bordered with Salin township to the east, with Pwintbyu township to the south-east, with Ngape township to the south, with Minbya township to the west, with Kanpelek township to the north-west and with Saw township to the north. It is a hilly region of Rakhine. Mount Sun Taung, the highest mountain in Rakhine, 6,527 feet (1,989 m) high, is in Sidoktaya township.

Kale District District in Sagaing Region, Burma

Kale District is the westernmost district in Sagaing Division of Myanmar (Burma).

Pauk Township Township in Magway Division, Burma

Pauk Township is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pauk.

Seikphyu Township Township in Magway Division, Burma

Seikphyu Township is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Seikphyu. The township has its southeastern border along the Irrawaddy where its principal town, Seikphyu, is a port. The township lies between 20° 51' and 21° 15' north latitude and 94° 09' and 94° 48' east longitude. The Yaw River forms the township's eastern boundary. It is one of the areas destroyed by Cyclone Giri on 23 October 2010.

Yesagyo Township Township in Magway Division, Burma

Yesagyo Township is a township of Magway District in the Magway Region of central Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.

Shö is a Kuki-Chin language dialect cluster of Burma and Bangladesh. There are perhaps four distinct dialects, Asho (Khyang), Bualkhaw, Chinbon, and Shendu.

Salin may refer to: