Madaya is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in the Mandalay Division

Mandalay Division

Mandalay Region is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. In the south of the division lies...

 of central Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. It is the seat of Madaya Township

Madaya Township

Madaya is a township of Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of Burma.-History:In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo.On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the...

. It lies along National Highway 31

National Highway 31 (Burma)

National Highway 31 is a major highway of central/northeastern Burma. It starts in Mandalay at the rim of the Mandalay Palace area from National Highway 3 at and ends in Waingmaw/Myitkyina in Kachin State at...

. Lamaing

Lamaing, Madaya

Lamaing is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located southeast of Madaya and north of Mandalay, connected along the National Highway 31. On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Lamaing.-External links:*...

 lies just to the southeast. The Madaya River in the area is connected to the Mandalay Canal, and crosses the township of Madaya diagonally for some 30 miles and joins the Irrawaddy River.

History

In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo

Okpo, Madaya

Okpo is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located northeast of Madaya and lies on the Mandalay Canal, just south of the Madaya River. In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village.-External links:*...

.On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.

External links

• Maplandia World Gazetteer