Ponnagyun Township ( my, ပုဏ္ဏားကျွန်းမြို့နယ်), formally known as Urittaung is a
township
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of
Sittwe District Sittwe District ( my, စစ်တွေခရိုင်) is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital lies at Sittwe.
Administrative divisions
Sittwe District consists of the following townships:
* Pauktaw Township
* Ponn ...
in the
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...
of
Myanmar
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. The principal town is
Ponnagyun. There are 94 village groups in this township and about 200 villages. It has an ancient pagoda Uritetawdat Zaydhi which was innovated by King
Mengphaloung (1571–1593) of the
Mrauk Oo Dynasty. It is 25 miles distance to the south
Sittwe
Sittwe (; ; formerly Akyab) is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced ''sait-tway'' in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers empt ...
, the district capital.
[http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU154v01_100810_Ponnagyun%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf Map of Ponnagyun]
History
Ponnagyun is a small town of Sittwe District in Arakan. It was formerly known as Urittaung City and it was suited in other side of present town of Ponnagyun closed to the bank of Kaladan river below to Sri Gututta Hill. The Urittaung city was the headquarters of the Arakan Navy in the 15th to 18th century Mrauk-Oo era. Arakan Kings controlled the Bay of Bengal and some parts of current Bangladesh by the power of Arakan Navy.
Geography
Demography
Ethnic group
Mainly Rakhinese are living. Some Burmese and Hind are there
Religion
Buddhist, Hindustan, Christian
Economy
Ponnagyun Township doesn't have big market. People are depending on Capital City, Sittwe. 30 % of people are government staff.
Transport
Ponnagyun is located on Yangon- Sittwe Main Road. The town pends on Road Transport. And the town is located on the close to Gisspanadi River.
Education
There are five high schools in Ponnagyun township.
*BEHS,Ponnagyun
*BEHS,Alechaung
*BEHS,Yotayaut
References
Townships of Rakhine State
Sittwe
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