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Twante Township

Twante Township

Township in Yangon Region, Myanmar

Twante Township also Twantay Township (Burmese: တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, pronounced [tʊ̀ɰ̃té mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Twante. The township is home to the Shwesandaw Pagoda (known as "Golden Hair Relic Pagoda" in English) and it is believed to contain strands of hair from the head of Gautama, and its annual pagoda festival is held on Burmese New Year.[2] Built by the British in 1881, the Twante Canal The longest man made canal in Myanmar is Twante canal is the longest man-made canal in Myanmar,[3] providing a shortcut waterway between Irawaddy River and Yangon river.[citation needed] This divides Twante Township across its which divides Twante Township with its length of 35 km[4] and there is one bridge that spans the canal is called Twante bridge.[5] Baungdawgyoke Monastery in Twante Township is famous as there are pagodas including the replica of Mahabodhi Temple[6][7]

Panoramic View of Twante Shwe San Daw Pagoda.
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History

During the British rule in Burma, George Orwell was a police officer in Twante, responsible for the security of some 200,000 people.

Communities

The 220 villages of Twante Township are organized into 65 village tracts and 8 urban wards.[1] Twante Township is well known for its pottery activities handled by a few families since several generations.[8] It is also area of fish farming in Yangon region.[9]

Transport

A water bus on the river connects with Yangon.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile Twantay Township"[permanent dead link] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), April 2009
  2. [2]
    Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (2010). "Twante rocks to Shan drum beat". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Twante: return of the day-trip". The Myanmar Times. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  4. [4]
    "Twante Canal to open 24 hours". 18 January 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Twante Bridge Photo".
  6. [6]
    "News Report New Light of Myanmar,Visit of sinor general to Baungdawgyoke Monastery" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    "General Khin Nyunt visit Baungdawgyoke".
  8. [8]
    " Tourism Myanmar, June 2015
  9. [9]
    "In Twante, fish farmers yearn for cleaner water supplies". 3 May 2010.
  10. [10]
    "Yangon Water Bus to Twante". 25 January 2019.


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