Sinbaungwe Township or Tantabin Township ( my, ဆင်ပေါင်ဝဲမြို့နယ်) is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Thayet District
Thayet District ( my, သရက်ခရိုင်; also Thayetmyo District) is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma (Myanmar).Magway Region
Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of . Pa Del Dam (ပဒ ...
of
Burma (Myanmar)
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.
It is located to the west of the
Pegu Range
The Pegu Range ( my, ပဲခူးရိုးမ; Pegu Yoma or Bago Yoma) is a range of low mountains or hillsSeekins, Donald M. (2006) ''Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)'' Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Marylandpage 357 and uplands between ...
in the foothills and on the plain of the
Irrawaddy. Most of the township is east of the Irrawaddy, but about 20% of the township lies on the right (west) bank. The major town and administrative center is
Sinbaungwe (Tantabin).
History
Sinbaungwe Township was formerly called Myedé Kyan (remnant of Myedé) as it had been part of Myedé Township (now
Aunglan Township
Aunglan Township (Myayde Township) is a township of Thayet District in the Magway Region of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative seat is Aunglan. It is the southeasternmost township in Magway Region.
Borders
Aunglan Township is bordered by: ) before that was divided. In 2008, a local student named Htoo Zaw Naing became the first student in the township's history to garner 5 distinctions on the National Matriculation Examination.
Bounds
Sinbaungwe Township is bordered
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Magway to the north,
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Taungdwingyi
Taungdwingyi ( my, တောင်တွင်းကြီး ) is a town located in Magway Region, Myanmar.
Town scape
The town is divided into ten main quarters. They are Ohndaw Quarter 1, Ohndaw Quarter 2, Taungbyin Quarter 1, Taungbyin Qua ...
to the north and northeast,
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Lewe of
Mandalay Region
Mandalay Region ( my, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region t ...
to the east
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Aunglan (Myayde) to the south,
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Thayet
Thayet (; pronounced ) is a capital city in Thayet District of Magway Region in central Myanmar. It is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River, across and just south of Allanmyo, between Pyay (Prome) and Magway. Thayet is th ...
to the southwest, and
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Minhla to the west and northwest.
Villages
Among the many villages and wards (village census tracts) in Sinbaungwe Township are Baingyagon, Bwetsan, Chaungkauk, Egayit, Ingya, Inyon, Konbo, Kyauk-o, Kyigon, Thazi, Wundet, Yebok and Zaunggyandaung.
Economy
Rice growing is the main economic activity in the township.
Notes
External links
"Sinbaungwe (Tantabin) Google Satellite Map"Maplandia
Townships of Magway Region
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