Madauk ( mnw, ကမာဍိုတ်; my, မဒေါက်) is a town located in
Nyaunglebin Township
Nyaunglebin Township ( my, ညောင်လေးပင်မြို့နယ်) is a township situated in Bago District, Bago Region of Myanmar
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Bago Region
Bago Region ( my, ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region ...
of
Myanmar
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. Madauk is an ancient city that has been famous since the time of the ancient Mon kings.
Etymology
The town's name is of
Mon origin. Pronounced Kamadauk, it literally translates to "brick reservoir" in Mon. Although Madauk and
Shwegyin are separate towns, they are often referred to as ''Shwegyin Magadauk''. Shwegyin and Madawk are only apart, but the
Sittaung River
The Sittaung River ( my, စစ်တောင်းမြစ် ; formerly, the Sittang or Sittounghttps://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/8th-uncsgn-docs/inf/8th_UNCSGN_econf.94_INF.75.pdf ) is a river in south central Myanmar in Bag ...
separates the two towns.
Nyaunglebin
Nyaunglebin ( my, ညောင်လေးပင်) is the second largest city in the Nyaunglebin District of Bago Region
Nyaunglebin is not only second largest city of Bago District but also Center City of East Bago Region.
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and Madauk are connected by a railway.
References
Populated places in Bago Region
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