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Map of Mandalay and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (1971) Mandalay is located in the central Dry Zone of Burma by the Irrawaddy river at 21.98° North, 96.08° East, 80 meters (260 feet) above sea level. Its standard time zone is UTC/GMT +6:30 hours and is 626 km from Yangon. Mandalay lies along the Sagaing Fault, a ...
The history of Mandalay Region is the same as that of much of Upper Myanmar except that for much of Burmese history, the political power emanated out of royal capitals located in Mandalay Region. The country's present capital, Naypyidaw , and most former royal capitals of the Burmese nation— Bagan , Ava , Amarapura , Mandalay —are all ...
The capitals of states and regions in Myanmar are bolded. In Myanmar, the definition of a city is ambiguous with the Burmese term မြို့ ('myo') being translated as any urban area. The General Administration Department only explicitly defines the three cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw. [2] An enlargeable map of Myanmar.
Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage site for Burmese Buddhists for nearly two centuries. At the top of the hill is the Sutaungpyei (literally wish-fulfilling) Pagoda. A panoramic view of Mandalay from the top of Mandalay Hill alone makes it worthwhile to attempt a climb up its ...
Most cities in Myanmar are contained within one township like Pathein. In some cases, the rural portions of the township may be administered semi-independently as sub-townships. [9] In larger cities, like Mandalay, the municipality may be functionally administered at a district level with townships acting de facto as subdivisions of a city. [10]
Maha Aungmye Township (Burmese: မဟာအောင်မြေ မြို့နယ် [məhà àʊɰ̃ mjè mjo̰nɛ̀], also known as Mahaaungmye Township) is located immediately south of downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. It is the major residential area of Mandalay.
Mandalay District (Burmese: မန္တလေး ခရိုင်) was a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar.Though the district used to consist of two cities, Mandalay and Amarapura, today, with the urban sprawl of Mandalay capturing Amarapura and Patheingyi, the district and the city of Mandalay are one and the same.
English: Location map of Myanmar. Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 105.0%. Geographic limits of the map: * N: 29.0° N * S: 9.0° N * W: 92.0° E * E: 102.0° E Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com.