Taungtha Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Myingyan District
Myingyan District is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Burma.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Myingyan Township
*Taungtha Township
*Natogyi Township
*Nganzun Township
At one point, Myingyan District also i ...
in the
Mandalay Region
Mandalay Region ( my, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering ...
of
Burma (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 ...
. Its principal town and administrative seat is
Taungtha. The township covers an area of and as of 2014 it had a population of 216,399 people.
History
Now called Taungtha was a village under the Kyaukyit(Kyaukyin) as the name of Aingtha. There are so many famous people are arose from Taungtha.
The township is known for being the birthplace and hometown of
Tin Moe
U Tin Moe (; ) (1933-2007) was a Burmese poet.
Early life
Tin Moe (Maung Ba Gyan) was born in the village of Kanmyè in Taungtha Township, Myingyan, Mandalay Division.
He received his early education at a Buddhist monastery, and attended s ...
, U Bo and a
Burmese poet
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who was born in the village of Kyauk kar and
Aung Thaung
Aung Thaung ( my, အောင်သောင်း; 1 December 1940 – 23 July 2015) was a Burmese politician and businessman. He served as a member of the country's lower house, the Pyithu Hluttaw, representing the constituency of Taungtha Towns ...
, a Burmese politician and businessman born on 1 December 1940, who served as a member of the country's lower house, the
Pyithu Hluttaw
The Pyithu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, ; House of Representatives) is the ''de jure'' lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members, of whic ...
representing the township after being elected in the
2010 general election.
With 6.8 magnitude
August 2016 Myanmar earthquake
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Myanmar west of Chauk on 24 August 2016 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (''Strong''). It struck at 5:04 pm local time (10:34 UTC), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 84.1& ...
struck at 5:04 p.m. on August 24, 2016, 25 kilometers west of
Chauk
Chauk ( my, ချောက်) is a town and river port in Magway Region, north-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River. It is located across the river from Seikphyu (ဆိပ်ဖြူ) and is connected by a bridge.
History
In 1902, ...
in
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, ...
, at a depth of 84 kilometers, historic temples and pagodas in the township were damaged.
Administration
Head of administration for the township in 2017 was U Wai Lin Tun.
[Agence France-Press]
"Baby dead, 4 injured in Myanmar family suicide attempt"
''The Nation
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'', Thailand, 23 January 2017
Geography
Villages
The township contains 243 villages. A proportion of them are listed below:
Ashebette, Ashe-magyibin, Aungtha, Ayadaw, Bwetnge, Byaing-in, Byaingmabyu, Chaungbauk, Chaunggwa, Chaungwin, Chaungzon, Chongyi, Dandaing, Gaungsegan, Gwehmyaunggon, Hleguma, Inde North, Inde South, Kadetkon, Kaing, Kamye, Kanbauk, Kanbin, Kanbingwe, Kandaw, Kandaw, Kangyi, Kanywa, Kanzin, Kathitpin, Kebinzin, Kokkogyin, Konpato, Kyaaing, Kyatti, Kyaukchaw, Kyaukka, Kyaukpon, Kyaukpu, Kyauktalon, Kyaukyin, Kyaungo, Kyunywa, Kyunzu, Kywegyan, Kywezin, Legwetkyi, Legyaing, Letpangyun, Letthegyin, Lowandaung, Lundaung, Magyibinde, Magyigon, Magyigon, Magyigyo, Magyikahla, Mayogon, Mibauk East, Mibauk West, Mingan, Mingyun, Minyin, Modeinbyin, Monaunggin, Myaukywa, Myebyugon, Myinde, Myoba, Nabugyin, Namozin, Ngabinzin, Ngwedaung, Nwabyin, Nwade, Nwagu, Nwasaung, Nyandaw, Nyaungchaung, Nyaungdo, Nyaunggan, Nyaunggon, Nyinyaung, Obo, Okshitkyin, Onbindaw, Pabaung, Padatsakon, Padi, Paket-magyibin, Palin, Paukkan, Payahla, Pegingyaw, Pettaw, Pyatthatgyi, Sagyan, Sedaw, Shaukpin, Simigan, Simigangon, Sinthe, Sizongon, Sonde, Songon, Tamagon, Tanaunggaing, Ta-naunggon, Tanbingan, Tanbingan, Tanbingan North, Tanbingan South, Tanbingyan, Taungbalon, Taunggon, Taungtha, Teya, Thabaung, Thabutpinde, Thabyebin, Thadè
, Thamandaw, Thanbo, Thandan, Thangon, Thayetkan, Thazi, Thedaw, Thetngegyin, Thibingon, Thigon, Uyin, Welaung, Yabe, Yanginthazi, Yega, Yonbin, Yondaw, Yonzingale, Yonzingyi, Ywadanshe, Ywatamaik, Ywatha-e, Ywathit, Ywathit, Zibyugan.
References
Townships of Mandalay Region
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