Magway Division Myanmar

Area : 44818.961 sq-km (17305.320 sq-miles)
Population : 4464000
Capital : Magway
Religion : Buddhism, Christianity, Islam

Myanmar Magway Division Myanmar is located in the central part of Myanmar (Burma). Its major part falls in the Dry Zone. Magway Myanmar Division has a common boundary with Mandalay Division and Bago Division as well as Rakhine and Chin States in Myanmar. Sagaing is to its north and Mandalay is in its east. Bago is to its south, and Rakhine and Chin is to its west. The western hilly Myanmar region whose rainfall is slightly more than other parts of Magway, Bago Mountain Range and the southernmost part have the tropical Savannah Climate. As the majority part of Myanmar Magway falls within the Dry Zone, it is very hot during the hot season and is relatively cold during the cold season.

The major crop is sesamum and over one million acres is put under the crop in this reagion of Myanmar. Other crops grown are millet, maize, common millet (Lu), Italian millet (Hsat), groundnut, sunflower, bean and pulses. Virginia tobacco, toddy, chili, onion, potato, etc.There are three water-pump stations, nine electric waterpump sites, and 32 diesel-powered water-pump sites. There are Thanakha (Limonia acidissima) plantations and the Shinmataung Thanaka variety is well known in Myanmar country.

The known mineral resource of the Myanmar Magway Divistion is oil, it being the area where oil was first discovered and is now being extracted in large quantities in Myanmar. Yenangyaung Oil Field, Chauk Oil Field and Mann Oil Field in Minbu (Saku) are major oil producing areas in Myanmar country. Other products are cane, bamboo, charcoal, cutch, teak and hardwoods in Myanmar Magway Division.

Magway City is capital of the Magway Division Myanmar; this dusty, predominately Burmese, midsize town on the Myanmar Ayeyarwady River has some quirks. In 1988 it was supposedly the Myanmar country's only city to sit out the prodemocracy marches, and still favors a noticeable play it by the rules vibe. It sees a rare tourist heading betwixt Pyay and Bagan, perhaps, as is evident by encircling curious staff at quiet restaurants.

In 2002 the 2930m Ayeyarwady Bridge connected Magway with its hilly village neighbour of Minbu on the river's west bank in Myanmar.

Magway's chief pagoda, the 1929 Mya Tha Lun Paya. 2km north of the bridge, features a gilded Myanmar stupa and occupies a hilltop site with great river views.

Just across the river, about the same distance north to the bridge, are Minbu and the fun Nga Ka Pwe Taung, a burping pool of butane gas and mud that has built a few acres of lunar like terrain with bubbling pools atop four odd mounds. The sludge isn't hot; if your toes slip in, wash them off below at a small pagoda, which feactures two giant pythons that get fed "buffalo milk" daily. The largest mound is named Thu Sei Ta, the second largest Nanda, for the mythical Dragon Myanmar King's daughter and son, respectively. On the winding road north from Minbu are a couple of eateries over looking the river.

Depending on water levels, islands appear in the river. Consider hiring a boat for a day "at the beach" on an isolated one, or to mingle with nomadic fishers who live there till the water rises in Myanmar.

It is a typical Myanmar stupa north-west of town on the river. The legend say, that the Pagoda was first built by demon brothers. After that, the renovation and maintenance passed onto the newer generations.

In Myanmar, Pakoku sees few travelers for more than 10 minutes, but its lazy place and rather tropical feel can make for very rewarding day in Myanmar. A bustling tobacco centre, the town is about 25 km north of Bagan on the Myanmar Ayeyarwady River.