Ngapudaw
Town in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
Ngapudaw ငပုတောမြို့ | |
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| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Ngapudaw (Burmese: Burmese pronunciation: [ŋəpṵdɔ̀mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Burma (Myanmar). It is the seat of the Ngapudaw Township in the Pathein District. The town is divided into 4 wards and lies on the Ngawun river.[2]
Etymology
The Burmese term ငပုတော literally translates to "forest of short people." According to oral legend, this derives from the town being settled by short Karen people.[2]
References
- ^ "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Ngaputaw Township Report" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Department of Population. October 2017.
- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Ngapudaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ငပုတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ngapudaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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Ayeyarwady Region
Capital: Pathein
- Hinthada Township
- Lemyethna Township
- Zalun Township
- Kyaunggon Township
- Kyonpyaw Township
- Yekyi Township (Ngathinechaung Subtownship)
- Labutta Township (Pyinsalu Subtownship)
- Mawlamyinegyun Township
- Pathein
- Ahmar
- Ahtaung
- Aingthapyu
- Bogale
- Chaungtha
- Danubyu
- Dedaye
- Einme
- Hainggyi Island
- Hinthada
- Ingapu
- Kanaung
- Kangyidaut
- Kyaiklat
- Kyangin
- Kyaunggon
- Kyonmanage
- Kyonpyaw
- Labutta
- Lemyethna
- Maubin
- Mawlamyinegyun
- Myan Aung
- Myaungmya
- Ngapudaw
- Ngathaingchaung
- Ngayokaung
- Ngwesaung
- Nyaungdon
- Pantanaw
- Pyapon
- Pyinsalu
- Shwelaung
- Thabaung
- Wakema
- Yekyi
- Zalun
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