Madaya, Myanmar

Madaya is a town in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It is the seat of Madaya Township. It lies along National Highway 31 (Mandalay-Myitkyina Road).^{[citation needed]} Lamaing lies just to the south-east. 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.^[1]

Madaya (Myanmar) မတ္တရာ
Town
Madaya (Myanmar) Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°12′37.4″N 96°06′45.3″E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Mandalay Region
District	Aungmyethazan District
Township	Madaya Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

History

In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

References

1. Imperial gazetteer of India: provincial series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1908. p. 79. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
2. E., Harvey G.; Harvey, G.E. (1 July 2000). History of Burma. Asian Educational Services. p. 211. ISBN 978-81-206-1365-2. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
3. James George Scott; Hardiman, J. P. (1901). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states. AMS Press. ISBN 9780404168643. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
4. India. Army. Intelligence Branch; Paget, William Henry (1907). Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Burma. Govt. Monotype Press. Retrieved 3 January 2011.

External links

• Maplandia World Gazetteer