Maubin ( my, မအူပင် ) is a town in the
Ayeyarwady Division of south-west
Myanmar
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. It is the seat of the
Maubin Township in the
Maubin District
Maubin District ( my, မအူပင်ခရိုင် ) is a district in Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. It consists of 39 wards, 235 village groups and 1642 villages organized into four townships - Maubin, Pantanaw, Nyaungdon
Nyaungdon ( my, ...
. The population as of 2021 was 51,542.
The inhabitants of the town, as well as the district are mainly
Bamar and
Karen.
During
Cyclone Nargis which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta, the Burmese military offered convoys to refugees to Ma-ubin to escape the devastation in the worst-hit areas.
Geography and economy
Rice growing and fishing are the major contributors to the economy. It is a developing town with growing transportation and communication services.
The town is linked with
Yangon, 40 miles (65 km) east, by the
Twante Canal which heads east.
The canal opened in 1932 and improved the transporting of goods back and forth from the former capital, then known as Rangoon.
Landmarks
Pagodas
The predominant religion in the area is
Theravada Buddhism and there are many
pagodas within Maubin township:
Sein Mya Kantha Zeti pagoda is located on the Sane Mya Kanthar Street just north of the town.
Paw Taw Mu Pagoda, (formally Myo Oo Paw Taw Mu Ceti) is an ancient pagoda situated in the southern part of the town on the
Toe River
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. The old pagoda fell in 2002 following river erosion of the bank but it was rebuilt on 22 May 2005 under government guidance.
Shwe Phone Myint Ceti- this is located in the Pagoda Street in the 2nd quarter of the town. The foundation stone of the Ceti was laid in 1890.
Other notable pagodas include Shwephonemyint pagoda and Akyawsulyanmyattonetan pagoda.
Gen. Maha Bandula’s cemetery and monument statue is situated in Maubin District, but is located in
Danuphyu Township. Danuphyu Fort was a prominent location of the
Anglo-Burmese War and was destroyed by a flood.
Bridges
There are four bridges in Maubin district, including
Maubin Bridge,
Khattiya Bridge,
Pantanaw Bridge
Pantanaw ( my, ပန်းတနော်မြို့ ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District
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and
Bo Myat Htun Bridge
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Maubin Bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge with a capacity of 60 tons.
It is located in Maubin Township and the foundation stone was laid on 4 April 1994. The bridge formally opened on 10 February 1998.
Climate
Education
The town has several universities including
University of Computer Studies (Maubin),
Technological University, Maubin
Technological University (Maubin) ( my, နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် (မအူပင်) is situated near Aung Heit village, Maubin Township, in Ayeyawady Region of Myanmar. It was first opened as Government Technical Inst ...
and
Ma-ubin University.
University of Computer Studies (Maubin) offers degrees in Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Technology and post-graduate degrees of Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Technology, Master of Computer Science, Master of Computer Technology, Master of Information Science and a Diploma in Computer Science.
Ma-ubin University opened in July 2003.
Dhamma Manorama - meaning ‘Delightful Environment of Dhamma’, is situated a mile away on the main road to Maubin University. It offers 10-day courses in learning and as of May 2005, eight courses had been held in which 349 students participated. Many of the students come from Maubin's No. 1 State High School. The centre was established on 28 March 2004, on some seven acres of land.
The
American Baptist Missionary Union had been active in the area at the turn of the 20th century and established a number of churches.
Annual Report of the American Baptist Missionary Union
(1905)
Notable people
* Ba Maw (1893–1977) - Burmese political leader
References
External links
Images of pagodas in Ma-ubin and overview
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Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region
Township capitals of Myanmar