Magway Division |
Location:
Magway Division is located in the central part of Myanmar.
Its major part falls in the Dry Zone. Magway Division has a
common boundary with Mandalay and Bago Divisions as well as
Rakhine and Chin States. Sagaing Division is to its north;
Mandalay Division, to its east; Bago Division, to its south,
and Rakhine and Chin States, to its west. Magway Division
has an area of 17,305 sq-miles and is situated between North
Latitude 18° 50' and 22° 47' and East Longitude between 93°
47' and 95° 55'.
The western hilly region whose rainfall is slightly more
than other parts of the Division, Bago Mountain Range and
the southernmost part have the tropical Savannah Climate. As
the majority part of Magway Division falls within the Dry
Zone, it is very hot during the hot season and is relatively
cold during the cold season. The average temperature of
April, which is the hottest month of the year, is 90°
Fahrenheit and the temperature of April, which is the
hottest month of the year, is 90° Fahrenheit and the
temperatures during daytime range between 100° - 110°
Fahrenheit. The average temperature of January, which is the
coolest month of the year, is 70° Fahrenheit and the
temperature sometimes falls as low as 50° Fahrenheit.
Inhabitants, religions and Languages:
The population
of Magway Division is 4.218,699. The majority of the people
are Bamars and there are also Chins, Rakhines, Kayins, Shans
and others. A total of 98 percent of the people are
Buddhists and the rest are Christians, Hindus. Muslims or
Animists.
The
population of Magway Division is 4.218,699. The majority of
the people are Bamars and there are also Chins, Rakhines,
Kayins, Shans and others. A total of 98 percent of the
people are Buddhists and the rest are Christians, Hindus.
Muslims or Animists.
The
population of Magway Division is 4.218,699. The majority of
the people are Bamars and there are also Chins, Rakhines,
Kayins, Shans and others. A total of 98 percent of the
people are Buddhists and the rest are Christians, Hindus.
Muslims or Animists.
Organization of districts, townships and village-tracts:
Magway Division occupies an area of 177305.32 square miles.
It is made up of Magway, Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw
Districts where there are 25 townships and 1,696 ward
village-tracts. Magway is the divisional capital. Its
population in 1994 was about 300.000. Other major towns of
the Division are Pakokku and Minbu. Other well-known towns
are Taungdwingyi, Thayet, Aunglan, Natmauk, Pwintbyu, Chauk,
Yenangyaung, Pauk, Gangaw and Yesagyo.
Magway Division occupies an area of 177305.32 square miles.
It is made up of Magway, Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw
Districts where there are 25 townships and 1,696 ward
village-tracts. Magway is the divisional capital. Its
population in 1994 was about 300.000. Other major towns of
the Division are Pakokku and Minbu. Other well-known towns
are Taungdwingyi, Thayet, Aunglan, Natmauk, Pwintbyu, Chauk,
Yenangyaung, Pauk, Gangaw and Yesagyo.
Magway Division occupies an area of 177305.32 square miles.
It is made up of Magway, Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw
Districts where there are 25 townships and 1,696 ward
village-tracts. Magway is the divisional capital. Its
population in 1994 was about 300.000. Other major towns of
the Division are Pakokku and Minbu. Other well-known towns
are Taungdwingyi, Thayet, Aunglan, Natmauk, Pwintbyu, Chauk,
Yenangyaung, Pauk, Gangaw and Yesagyo.
Sown acreage and crops produced:
Farmland
occupies 1.6 million acres of about 2.5 million acres of
total arable land in the Division. The rest are paddy land,
silt land (Kaing-kyunmya), hill-side cultivated land (taungya-myay)and
vegetable land. Multiple cropping is practised at paddy land
and farmland. In Magway Division 500,000 acres is put under
paddy. The major crop is sesamum and over one million acres
is put under the crop. Other crops grown are millet. maize,
common millet (lu), ltalian millet (Hsat), groundnut,
sunflower, bean and pulses, Virginia tobacco, toddy. chili,
onion, potato. etc. There are three water-pump stations,
nine electric water-pump sites, and 32 diesel-powered
water-pump sites. There are Thanakha (Limonia acidissima)
plantations and the Shinmataung Thanaka variety is
well-known in the country.
The famous product of Magway Division is Phangar (Chebulic
myorobalan) fruit. Magway Division produces 694 million
kyats worth of monsoon sesamum and 515 million kyats worth
of monsoon groundnut each year.
Sin Bhyu Shin Bridge
crossing Chindwin River between Sagaing and Magway Division.
Other products:
The
principal product is oil. Magway Division produces most of
the oil of Myanmar. Mann, Yenangaung, Chauk. Kyauk-khwet,
Letpando, and Ayadaw Oil fields produce 8,197 US barrels
per-day. Natural gas is produced at Pay-ye, which is near
the town of Thayet. The Thayet cement factory is powered by
the natural gas from Pay-we. There are also cotton weaving,
tobacco, iron and bronze industries. As Magway Division
produces a large quantity of groundnut and sesamum edible
oil, it is also known as the oil pot of Myanmar.
The
principal product is oil. Magway Division produces most of
the oil of Myanmar. Mann, Yenangaung, Chauk. Kyauk-khwet,
Letpando, and Ayadaw Oil fields produce 8,197 US barrels
per-day. Natural gas is produced at Pay-ye, which is near
the town of Thayet. The Thayet cement factory is powered by
the natural gas from Pay-we. There are also cotton weaving,
tobacco, iron and bronze industries. As Magway Division
produces a large quantity of groundnut and sesamum edible
oil, it is also known as the oil pot of Myanmar.
Sites of historical interest:
As
the fossils of the earliest primates were excavated in
Pondaung and Ponnya areas in Magway Division. It has become
a place of historical interest. The findings are known as
Pondaung fossils. The Beikthano ancient town in Taungdwingyi
Township, Sandaku natha Kyaungdawya Pagoda in Pwintbyu
Township, Sale-yokson Monastery in Chauk Township, Minhla
Fort in Minhla Township and Pakhan Kyaungdawgyi in Yesagyo
Township, among others, are also places of historical
interest.
As
the fossils of the earliest primates were excavated in
Pondaung and Ponnya areas in Magway Division. It has become
a place of historical interest. The findings are known as
Pondaung fossils. The Beikthano ancient town in Taungdwingyi
Township, Sandaku natha Kyaungdawya Pagoda in Pwintbyu
Township, Sale-yokson Monastery in Chauk Township, Minhla
Fort in Minhla Township and Pakhan Kyaungdawgyi in Yesagyo
Township, among others, are also places of historical
interest.
As
the fossils of the earliest primates were excavated in
Pondaung and Ponnya areas in Magway Division. It has become
a place of historical interest. The findings are known as
Pondaung fossils. The Beikthano ancient town in Taungdwingyi
Township, Sandaku natha Kyaungdawya Pagoda in Pwintbyu
Township, Sale-yokson Monastery in Chauk Township, Minhla
Fort in Minhla Township and Pakhan Kyaungdawgyi in Yesagyo
Township, among others, are also places of historical
interest.
Traditional cultural and social festivals:
The
pagoda festivals, which are common in other parts of the
country, arc also held in Magway Division. The festivals of
Myathalun Pagoda in Magway and of Shwesettaw Pagoda in Minbu
are very well-known throughout the country.
Radio & TV retransmission and microwave stations:
There is a TV
retransmission station in Minbu. Magway Division. TV Myanmar
programmes can be received in 13 townships of Magway
Division. Myawady Television has a retransmission station at
Gwecho Village, Chauk Township. There are 17 microwave
stations in the Division.
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Prepared by THAN TUN WIN, Embassy of
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