Thaungtha
Taungtha
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Town | |
Coordinates: 21°16′44″N 95°26′48″E / 21.27889°N 95.44667°E | |
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Division | ![]() |
District | Myingyan District |
Township | Thaungtha Township |
Population (2005) | |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 ( MST) |
Taungtha [1] or Thaungtha is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It located south-west of the volcanic cone [2] Mount Taungtha (1788 ft) and above the right (east) bank of the Sindewa (Sintewa) River.There are six quarters in Taungtha township. [3] Taungtha is the administrative seat for Taungtha Township, and is on both the Taunggyi– Myingyan railway and the Meiktila–Myingyan highway. [3] It is also on the Western Trunk Road from Kyaukpadaung to Natogyi. [3]
Taungtha is in the cotton growing area of Burma [4] and the China World Best Group completed a garment factory there in 2006. [5] The main occupation of Taungtha is growing onion in the bank of Sintelwa. Besides, there also have been cultivation of varieties of bean, corn, etc. (ref: Record of Taungtha Township.)
Thaungtha
Taungtha
[1] | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 21°16′44″N 95°26′48″E / 21.27889°N 95.44667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | ![]() |
District | Myingyan District |
Township | Thaungtha Township |
Population (2005) | |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 ( MST) |
Taungtha [1] or Thaungtha is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It located south-west of the volcanic cone [2] Mount Taungtha (1788 ft) and above the right (east) bank of the Sindewa (Sintewa) River.There are six quarters in Taungtha township. [3] Taungtha is the administrative seat for Taungtha Township, and is on both the Taunggyi– Myingyan railway and the Meiktila–Myingyan highway. [3] It is also on the Western Trunk Road from Kyaukpadaung to Natogyi. [3]
Taungtha is in the cotton growing area of Burma [4] and the China World Best Group completed a garment factory there in 2006. [5] The main occupation of Taungtha is growing onion in the bank of Sintelwa. Besides, there also have been cultivation of varieties of bean, corn, etc. (ref: Record of Taungtha Township.)