Aunglan, Myanmar
Aunglan
အောင်လံ | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Aunglan Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates:19°22′N95°13′E/ 19.367°N 95.217°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Magway Region |
| District | Thayet District |
| Township | Aunglan Township |
| Population | |
| • Total | 72,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30(MST) |
Aunglan(Burmese:အောင်လံ,formerly known asAllanmyo & Myede) is the biggest city inThayet Districtof theMagway RegionofMyanmar.It is a port on the left (eastern) bank of theIrrawaddy,across and just north ofThayetmyo,[1]between the cities ofPyay (Prome),Taungdwingyi (Prome)andMagway.It is the administrative seat forAunglan Township.According to the 2014 census, the population was estimated as over 235,000.[2]The rural population is over 182,000 and urban population is 52,865. 47.5% of total population is male and 52.5% is female. Aunglan was a new city formed moving from Myede. After the second Anglo-Burmese war, the south of Myede Township was annexed by the British and the north was ruled by the Myanmar King.
Transport
[edit]Since 1999, it has been served by a branch line ofMyanmar Railways.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 46-4 ThayetmyoU.S. Army Map Service, October 1959
- ^""Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population:calculation 2010"".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-19.World Gazetteer
Capital:Magway | ||
| Gangaw District |   | |
| Magway District | ||
| Minbu District | ||
| Pakokku District | ||
| Thayet District | ||
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