Pyin Oo Lwin or Pyin U Lwin, formerly and colloquially referred to as Maymyo, is a scenic hill town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, some 67 kilometers (42 mi) east of Mandalay, and at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The town was estimated to have a population of around 255,000 in 2014.
Mandalay Region is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. To the south of the region lies the national capital of Nay Pyi Taw. The division consists of seven districts, which are subdivided into 28 townships and 2,320 wards and village-tracts.
Pakokku is a largest city in the Magway Region in Myanmar, also known as Burma. It is situated about 30 km north-east of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township, Pakokku District and Gangaw District. Pakokku Bridge is part of the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar.It is home of the Pakokku airport.
Pyin Oo Lwin District is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Burma. It lies northeast of Mandalay, with the Myitnge River as its southern boundary. To the east it is bordered by Shan State and in part by the Chaung Magyi. It goes north as far as the town of Dakaung where it adjoins Htigyaing Township, Katha District in Sagaing Region. Its western boundary, is for the most part the Irrawaddy, but a very small portion of Thabeikkyin Township is west of the Irrawaddy, near the town of Baw in Sagaing Region. To the southwest it borders Mandalay District.
Madaya is a township of Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of Burma.
Mogok Township is a township of Pyin Oo Lwin District in Mandalay Region, Burma (Myanmar). It is located north of the city of Mandalay and surrounds the town of Mogok.
Aing Daing is a village island in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies just outside the north west of Mandalay city and on the Ayeyarwady River.
Dingagyun is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies north west of Mandalay city and on the Ayeyarwady River.
Thapandaung is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies just outside the north west of Mandalay city and on the Ayeyarwady River.
Shwebaung is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Burma. It lies just south east of Thapandaung.
Sinywagale is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies approximately 15 kilometres north of Mandalay city.
Mayogon is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies just north Mandalay city and several kilometres south-west of Madaya town.
Pyinoolwin Township is a township in Pyinoolwin District, Mandalay Region of Burma (Mandalay). The administrative seat is Pyin U Lwin.
Gwebin is a village in Mogok Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located 16 miles (26 km) west of Mogok. A track connects it to Shwenyaungbin and Mogok.
Lamaing is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located southeast of Madaya and north of Mandalay, connected along the National Highway 31. On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Lamaing.
Yenatha or Yentha is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located 7 miles northeast of Madaya, connected by the National Highway 31. The Japanese were reported to have "put up pockets of resistance" at Yenatha during World War II. The Madaya River flows nearby to the south and joins the Irrawaddy River as well as the Yenatha Canal as part of the Mandalay Canal network. The Yenatha Irrigation Scheme has been funded by the Asian Development Bank, who recognizes the importance and potential of agriculture and fisheries in the area. The canal involves a pump irrigation scheme and cost some 9,900,000 kyat to build. A Leprosy hospital lies to the south of Yenatha.
Mwe Pon Kan is a village and small island in Madaya Township of Myanmar. It is located in the Pyin Oo Lwin District of the Mandalay Division, in central Myanmar. It lies just outside the north of Mandalay city and beside the Ayeyarwady river.
Yenatha may refer the following places in Myanmar:
Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Pyinoolwin Township in Mandalay Region covering an area of 127.25 km2 (49.13 sq mi). It was gazetted in 1918 and spans an elevation of 975–1,210 m (3,199–3,970 ft). It is one of four protected wetlands.
Thura Ma Chit Po was a Burmese woman who was the one and only civilian woman to have received the Thura medal for bravery. She gathered intelligence on the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) on behalf of the Myanmar Military before she was caught and executed by the KNDO insurgents.
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