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'''Myaung ''' ({{langx|my|မြောင် မြို့}}) is a town in '''Myaung Township''' in the [[Sagaing Region]] in central Myanmar located on the west bank of the [[Irrawaddy River|Ayeyarwady]] River. It is a region between the Rivers of [[Irrawaddy River|Ayeyarwady]] and [[Chindwin]].
There are many ancient and historical pagodas, monasteries, and places in Myaung Township. Myaung Township is officially demarcated with the neighbour boundaries of [[Chaung-U]] in the north-west, of [[Myinmu]] in the east and north east. In the township of Myaung, Kyauk Nagar Mountain is very famous, where very ancient rocky statues like the rocky dragon-shaped statues are found, and the Buddhist Region rich of many pagodas is situated.
Myaung Township is one of the townships which were historically concerned with King Kyansit like [[Chaung-U Township]]. There are also many pagodas or Buddhist temples and monasteries of or built by King [[Kyansittha]] at the age of [[Bagan]]. It is a crowded town since it is located on the west bank of the river. To get there, there is Myaung-Payeinma Road, turning in from the [[Monywa]]-[[Mandalay]] one.
Myaung is located in the western part of [[Sagaing District]], 14 miles away from and in south-west of [[Myinmu]], at the basin area between two rivers of [[Irrawaddy River|Ayeyarwady]] meeting with [[Chindwin]] and at the right bank of [[Irrawaddy River|Ayeyarwady]]. It has an area of 179 square miles. The rural road of [[Chaung-U]]-Ma Yoe Kone pass through the town.<ref>Myanmar Encyclopedia, Volume 9</ref>
In order to protect the flooding risk, a dam is dammed on North Main Lake called Myauk Inn Ma Kyi. [[Myinchan]]-[[Mandalay]] ships moored at harbour in the town.<ref>Myanmar Encyclopedia, Volume 9</ref>
Population of the town was 6,853 people according to the number of census at 1953. There are administration office, police station, public hospital, basic education high school and other official buildings in the town. According to census at 1956, population of the township was 60,079 people. There were 38 fields of headmen at the township ago. It was a township governed by grooms at the age of kings and under the governance of Shwebo Mayor at that time. Then, it was also under Ellakappa mayor. Myaung township was known '''Paung Myaung Teik''' ago and it was founded by Bagan King [[Narapatisithu]].
<ref>Myanma Encyclopedia, Volume 9</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Township capitals of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Populated places in Sagaing Region]]
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