Chaung-U Township ( my, ချောင်းဦးမြို့နယ်) is a township in

Monywa District Monywa District ( my, မုံရွာခရိုင်) (formerly Lower Chindwin District) is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar).Sagaing Division Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...

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Chaung-U Chaung-U ( my, ချောင်းဦးမြို့) is a town located in Monywa District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is the principal town of Chaung-U Township. In the Bagan Dynasty, when King Popa Saw Rahan (also known as King Taungthugy ...

Neighbourhood townships

The township boundary touches with the boundaries of other townships;

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township is in the east,

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township is in the south,

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township is in the west, and

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is in the north. There is

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river between two townships of

and

as the common boundary. Sin Phyu Shin Bridge

Inside Township

List of villages

The township has got 74 villages. They are below:

International highway route

Yar Kyi

Yar Kyi (ယာကြီးကျေးရွာ), also Yar Gyi, Yargyi and Yargi village, is an important stopover on the

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. On 11 April 2018, Yagyi-

Kalewa Kalewa is a town at the confluence of the Chindwin River and the Myittha River in Kale District, Sagaing Region of north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Kalewa Township. Climate Kalewa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen c ...

section was finally awarded to Punj Lylloyd, to be completed in 3 years by April 2021 for Rs.1,177 crore in

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(EPC) mode under a special purpose vehicle. It will be an international standard highway with two-lane in each direction with paved shoulders, entailing 6 truck stops, 20 bus stops and passenger shelters, 1 rest area, strengthening of 4 existing major bridges and 9 existing minor bridges, and construction of 3 new major bridges and 2 new minor bridges.NHAI awards Yagyi-Kalewa highway contract
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Chaungma

Chaungma (also Chaung Ma) village (ချောင်းမကျေးရွာ) is an important stopover on the

. It is from Yargyi (Yar Kyi).

Historical Villages in the Township

There are many historical villages, quarters and monasteries around the township. Among them, Nwe Chway, Pè Pyittaw, Khin Mon, Amyint and Hman Cho are the most distinct villages, for instance.

Nwe Chway Village

It is a historical ancient village that is concerned with King Kyansit's history. It was a place where Prince Kyansit saw some creepers as the blessing omen for him. When he became a king, he founded the village. He called it "Nwe Chway village"; and also built the pagodas.

Pè Pyittaw Village

It is also a village where was founded and named by King Kyansit. There are still historical pagodas in the village.

Amyint Village

It is a historical ancient village. Ago, it was a city when Innwa and Konbaung dynasties governed the country. During the age of Innwa, it was an important city for Innwa Kings and their armies. King Swar Saw Kè was the governor of the city before he became a king. When Kone Baung Kings governed the country, the mayor Min Lappha Wah was famous. Venerable Abbot Ven. Nandar Siri was also born in the village.

Amyint Amyint is a village located in Monywa District, Sagaing Region in Upper Myanmar. It was one of the key districts during the days of the Burmese monarchy. History During the Ava period, King Swa Saw Ke was the governor of the district before his ...

has many historical ancient pagodas, monasteries and other proofs or things.

Historical Urban Quarters

There are many historical urban quarters in the town. For instance, Sandaw Sware, A Shaema Oak, A Naukma Oak and Ye Hlay quarters are the most distinct historical urban quarters. They were historically concerned with King Kyansit.

Historical Monasteries

Around the township, there are many historical ancient monasteries and pagodas. In the urban quarters, there are ancient pagodas that were built by King Kyansit. For example, Vin Khaya (''Win Kha Ya'') Pagoda in Makyi Taw Monastery and Htee Hlaing Shin Pagoda in Htee Hlaing Shin Monastery are those pagodas that were built by King Kyansit. Many other historical ancient pagodas and monasteries are found spreading around the township.

Popular Places of Attractions

* The Noble Handprint of Lord Buddha and Lattawyar Pagoda in Taw Chaung Lay * Yadana Shwe Gu Kyi Pagoda in Chaung-U * Vin kara Pagoda and Makyi Taw monastery in Chaung-U * Shwe Pyi Thar Pagodas in Chaung-U * Kyauk Myin Mountain Peak Monastery in the township * Stone Pagoda and the ninety-nine springs on Nwe Chway Hills * Shwe Sigon Pagoda and other monasteries in Khinmum * Pagodas and monasteries in A Myint old city(A Myint village) * Sin Phyu Shin Bridge * Nwe Chway Dam * Pauk Inn Lake

Economy

* Agriculture * Trades * Transportation Business * Courses

References

External links

Maplandia World Gazetteer
- map showing the township boundary {{ Sagaing Division Townships of Sagaing Region