Yesagyo Township (Yaesagyo Township) is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of central Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.
Yesagyo Township | |
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 Location in Pakokku district | |
  Yesagyo Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°35′N 95°11′E / 21.583°N 95.183°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Division | Magway Division |
| District | Pakokku District |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
| Area code | 062 |
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Borders
Yesagyo is the easternmost township of Magway Region. The Chindwin River and then the Irradwaddy form the eastern boundary of the township except for a small area on the eastern side of the Chindwin directly across from the town of Yesagyo,[2] which area was formerly an island in the Chindwin.[3] Yesagyo Township is bounded by the following townships:[4]
- Salingyi Township, Sagaing region, to the north;
- Chaung-U Township and Myaung Township of Sagaing Region, to the northeast;
- Myingyan Township and Taungtha Township of Mandalay Region to the southeast;
- Pakokku Township to the southwest; and
- Myaing Township to the west.
Sights
The wooden Pakhangyi Monastery on brick foundations was constructed by King Mindon in 1886 and restored in 1992.[5] In 1992 the Pakhangyi Archaeological Museum was opened there. In 1996 Burma applied for World Heritage Site status for the site.[6]
Notes
External links
- "Yesagyo Township - Magway Division" map ID: MIMU154v01, creation date: 5 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Yesagyo Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer