Magway (, ) is the capital city of

Magway Region Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, ...

(formerly Magway Division) of

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, and situated on the banks of the

Irrawaddy River The Irrawaddy River ( Ayeyarwady River; , , from Indic ''revatī'', meaning "abounding in riches") is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar (Burma). It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Origi ...

. The Myathalun Pagoda
the beauty of Magway
located at the north of the city, is the landmark of Magway. Magway Region is famous for the cultivation of

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and many kinds of nuts. It is also the second largest city of

and it is home to

Magway Airport Magway Airport is an airport in Magway, Myanmar.Analysis of Google Earth imagery confirms it is also the base for several types of fighter aircraft belonging to the Myanmar Air Force The Myanmar Air Force ( my, တပ်မတော် (လ� ...

History

During British Occupation, Magway was a township of Minbu Division (or) Minbu province. Minbu Region was established with 3 districts. They are Minbu District, Thayet District and Yenangyaung District. Magway was a township of Yenangyaung District until 1974. On 2 March 1962, the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d'état, and the government has been under direct or indirect control by the military. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. By 1974, the name of Minbu region was changed to Magway Region and Yenangyaung District was abolished. Magway District was established with 6 townships. The Capital city was changed to Magway from

Yenangyaung Yenangyaung ( my, ရေနံချောင်း; literally "stream of oil") is a city in the Magway Region of central Myanmar, located on the Irrawaddy River and 363 miles from Yangon. Until 1974, it remained the capital city of both Minbu Div ...

. In 1974, the urban population of Magway was 7,896.

Notable Places

Mya Tha Lun Pagoda The Mya Tha Lun Pagoda ( my, မြသလွန်ဘုရား) is a Buddhist Burmese pagoda, pagoda and the landmark of Magway, Myanmar, Magway which is located on the river side of the Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy. History According to leg ...

Climate

Magway has a

tropical wet and dry climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

(''Aw'') bordering on a

hot semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

(''BSh'') under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

Education

List of universities and colleges in Magway

* Magway Education College * Magway University * Computer University, Magway * University of Medicine, Magway * University of Community Health, Magway *

Technological University, Magway Technological University, Magway ( my, နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် (မကွေး); also known as TU (Magway)) is a university located near the Kanbyar village, Magway in the Magway Region Magway Region ( my, မကွ� ...

Sports

The 3,000-seat

Magway Stadium Magway Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Magway, Burma. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Magway FC of the Myanmar National League The MPT Myanmar National League ( my, မြန်မာ နေရ� ...

is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

and used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

matches. The stadium is the home ground of Magway F.C, a

Myanmar National League The MPT Myanmar National League ( my, မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ်; abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which co ...

(MNL) football club. But, Magway FC was abolished in 2020,October.

Health care

Public Hospitals

* Magway Regional Hospital * University Teaching Hospital of the University of Medicine (Magway) * Magway Traditional Medicine Hospital

Future Plans

* Magwe Inland port development project in Irrawaddy River * A new Cinema * Upgrading Magwe Airport * Kantha Lake upgrading

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Magway Region Township capitals of Myanmar