Maubin ( my, မအူပင် ) is a town in the

Ayeyarwady Division Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bor ...

of south-west

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. It is the seat of the

Maubin Township Maubin Township ( my, မအူပင် မြို့နယ် ) is a township of Maubin District in the Ayeyarwady Region Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division a ...

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 ( m ...

. The population as of 2021 was 51,542. The inhabitants of the town, as well as the district are mainly

Bamar The Bamar (, ; also known as the Burmans) are a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group native to Myanmar (formerly Burma) in Southeast Asia. With approximately 35 million people, the Bamar make up the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, constituting 68% of th ...

and

Karen Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic l ...

. During

Cyclone Nargis Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis ( my, နာဂစ်, ur, نرگس ) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008. The cyclone m ...

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 Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, 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 ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

and there are many

pagodas A pagoda is an Asian tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist but sometimes Taoist, ...

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. 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 Township ( my, ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ်) is a township of Maubin District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (Myanmar). Danubyu Township is known as the death place of the general Maha Bandula at Danubyu Fort effectively ...

. Danuphyu Fort was a prominent location of the

Anglo-Burmese War The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a clash between two expanding empires, the British Empire against the Konbaung Dynasty that became British India‘s most expensive and longest war, costing 5–13 million pounds sterling (£400 million – £1.1 billio ...

and was destroyed by a flood.

Bridges

There are four bridges in Maubin district, including

Maubin Bridge Maubin ( my, မအူပင် ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Maubin Township in the Maubin District. The population as of 2021 was 51,542. The inhabitants of the town, as well as the distric ...

, Khattiya Bridge, Pantanaw Bridge and Bo Myat Htun Bridge. 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) University of Computer Studies (Maubin) ( ), located in Maubin Township, about west of Yangon, is one of three computer universities in Ayeyarwady Region Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; ...

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 Insti ...

and

Ma-ubin University Maubin ( my, မအူပင် ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Maubin Township in the Maubin District. The population as of 2021 was 51,542. The inhabitants of the town, as well as the distric ...

. 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 International Ministries is an international Baptist Christian missionary society. It is a constituent board affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. The headquarters is in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States. History The s ...

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 Ba Maw ( my, ဘမော်, ; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar and World War II periods. Dr. Ba Maw is a descendant of the Mon Dynasty. He was the first Burma Premier ...

(1893–1977) - Burmese political leader

References

External links

Images of pagodas in Ma-ubin and overview
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