Yesagyo Township

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
Township
Location in Pakokku district
Location in Pakokku district
Yesagyo Township is located in Myanmar
Yesagyo Township
Yesagyo Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°35′N 95°11′E
Country Burma
DivisionMagway Division
DistrictPakokku District
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)
Area code062
[1]

The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway.

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]

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
  1. "National Telephone Area Codes". Myanmar's Net.
  2. "Magway Division, Myanmar" map ID: MIMU270v01, creation date:15 Jul 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  3. "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-12, Myingyin" U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960
  4. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  5. "Pakhangyi monastery" Asterism Travels & Tours - Myanmar
  6. "Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (04/10/1996)" Tentative Lists UNESCO World Heritage Centre


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