Wakema
Encyclopedia
Wakema is a town
in the Ayeyarwady Division
of south-west Myanmar
. It is the seat of the Wakema Township
in the Myaungmya District
. It is home to the Government Technological Institute, Wakema (formerly the Government Technical Institute, Wakema). Wakema is also the hometown of Sayadaw U Pannya Vamsa
, a notable Buddhist missionary.
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 Ayeyarwady Division
Ayeyarwady Division
Ayeyarwady Region is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River . It is bordered by Bago Region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east, and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west...
of south-west 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 the Wakema Township
Wakema Township
Wakema Township is a township of Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The township is connected to the Einme Township across the Kyungon Bridge on the Pyanmalot River....
in the Myaungmya District
Myaungmya District
Myaungmya District is a district of the Ayeyarwady Division in south western Myanmar. It consists 5 cities. They are Myaungmya.Myaungmya district was formed in 1893 out of a portion of Bassein district, and reconstituted until 1903. It has an area of and a population of 280,000 and density of 104...
. It is home to the Government Technological Institute, Wakema (formerly the Government Technical Institute, Wakema). Wakema is also the hometown of Sayadaw U Pannya Vamsa
Burmese Buddhist Temple
The Burmese Buddhist Temple is located on Tai Gin Road in Novena, Singapore. Founded in 1875, the temple is the oldest Theravada institution and the only Burmese Buddhist temple of its kind in Singapore...
, a notable Buddhist missionary.