Pathein Township
Encyclopedia
Pathein Township is a township
of Pathein District
in the Ayeyawady Division of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat is the town of Pathein
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Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
of Pathein District
Pathein District
Pathein District is a district of Ayeyawady Division, Myanmar. It is located around the city of Pathein and includes the urban area of it. The area of the Pathein District is 10900 km²...
in the Ayeyawady Division of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat is the town of Pathein
Pathein
Pathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
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Communities
In addition to the town of Pathein, on the Irrawaddy, and the town of Ngwesaung (Ngasaw), on the coast, the township has 236 villages which are organized into 60 village tracts.External links
- "Pathein TYownship Profile" March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Pathein Township – Ayeyarwady Division" map, 27 February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Bassein West Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer