Madaya is a town in the
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 ...
of central
Myanmar
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. It is the seat of
Madaya Township. It lies along
National Highway 31 (Mandalay-Myitkyina Road).
Lamaing lies just to the south-east. The
Madaya River in the area is connected to the
Mandalay Canal, and crosses the township of Madaya diagonally for some 30 miles and joins 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. Orig ...
.
History
In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of
Okpo.
On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.
References
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Pyin Oo Lwin District
Madaya Township
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