Yesagyo Township is a township

Townships of Burma

Townships are the third-level administrative divisions of Burma. They are the sub divisions of the Districts of Burma. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit , as of December 2007, there are 325 townships of Burma...

 of Magway District

Magway District

Magway District is a district of the Magway Region in central Myanmar.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Magway Township*Yenangyaung Township*Chauck Township*Taungdwingyi Township*Myothit Township...

 in the Magway Region of central Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo

Yesagyo

Yesagyo is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated on the Chindwin River, near the site where it flows into Irrawaddy River. It is the principal town and administrative seat of Yesagyo Township....

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The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku

Pakokku

Pakokku or Pa Kok Ku is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northwest of Bagan on the Ayeyarwady River. It is the second most important education center for Sangha after Mandalay. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.The town...

 railway.

Borders

Yesagyo is the easternmost township of Magway Region. The Chindwin River

Chindwin River

The Chindwin River is a river in Burma , and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady . It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the Manipuris.-Source:...

 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, which area was formerly an island in the Chindwin. Yesagyo Township is bounded by the following townships:

• Salingyi Township
  Salingyi Township
  Salingyi Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. The principal town is Salingyi.-External links:* - map showing the township boundary...
  
  , Sagaing region, to the north;
• Chaung-U Township
  Chaung-U Township
  Chaung-U Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. The principal town is Chaung-U.-External links:* - map showing the township boundary...
  
   and Myaung Township
  Myaung Township
  Myaung Township is a township in Sagaing District in the Sagaing Division of Burma,-External links:* - map showing the township boundary...
  
   of Sagaing Region, to the northeast;
• Myingyan Township
  Myingyan Township
  Myingyan is a township of Myingyan District in the Mandalay Division of Burma....
  
   and Taungtha Township
  Taungtha Township
  Taungtha Township is a township of Myingyan District in the Mandalay Division of Burma . Its principal town and administrative seat is Taungtha....
  
   of Mandalay Region to the southeast;
• Pakokku Township
  Pakokku Township
  Pakokku Township is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma . The principal town and administrative seat is Pakokku. The township has its eastern and southeastern border along the Irrawaddy where its principal town, Pakokku, is a port. The Yaw River forms the township’s...
  
   to the southwest; and
• Myaing Township
  Myaing Township
  Myaing Township is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of Burma . Its administrative seat is Myaing.-Borders:Myaing Township is bordered by the following townships:* Pale and Salingyi of Sagaing Region to the north;...
  
   to the west.

Sights

The wooden Pakhangyi monastery on brick foundations was constructed by King Mindon in 1886 and restored ion 1992. In 1992 the Pakhangyi Archaeological Museum was opened there. In 1996 Burma applied for World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

status for the site.

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