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The entry is geolocated on the map in MM.
Within Vinony's link graph, Magway is referenced by 159 other articles, and connects out to Myanmar Standard Time, Ngape Township and Myathalun Pagoda.
It sits within the topics Populated places in Magway Region and Township capitals of Myanmar.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- မကွေး
- Region
- မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 96,954
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Magway Region
- Districts
- Magway District
- Township
- Magway Township
- Mayor
- U Kyi Tun ( USDP )
- Capital town
- 289,247
- Urban
- 66,772
- Metro
- 222,475
- Time zone
- UTC+6.30 ( MST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Magway District
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
- Capital of
- Magway District
- Image
- Magway.JPG
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- Magway
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
Magway or Magwe (Burmese: မကွေးမြို့, MLCTS: ma. kwe: mrui., pronounced [məɡwé mjo̰]) is the capital city of Magway Region (formerly Magway Division) of Myanmar, and situated on the banks of the Irrawaddy River. The Myathalun Pagoda is located at the north of the city. Magway Region is famous for the cultivation of sesame and many kinds of nuts. It is also the second largest city of Magway Region and it is home to Magway Airport.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magway” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.