Manaung Township

Manaung Township မာန်အောင်မြို့နယ်
—  Township  —
Country	Burma
State	Rakhine State
District	Kyaukpyu District
Capital
Time zone	MST (UTC+6:30)

Manaung Township (Burmese: မာန်အောင်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Kyaukpyu District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Manaung. The whole Manaung Township is situated on Manaung Island. Manaung Township consists of Manaung Island, Ye Island and Taik Island.

There is Bangala Sea and Ramree Township island in East, Bangala Sea in West and South and Bangala Sea and Ramree Township island in North.

The highest mountain is 972 feet (296 m) high and the lowest level is 6 feet (1.8 m) above sea level. Manaung Township is 202.05 square mile (Aeca 120309) wide. The population was 95927 on October 31, 2007.

Manaung Township has 5 wards and 138 villages.

Manaung Township has 94724 of Rakhine, 937 of Chin, 3 of Myo, 2 of Kame, 236 of Bamar, 2 of Dinae, 1 of Thet, 24 of Kayin, 2 of Kayah and 6 of Shan. Religion has only Buddhist. There are 63 pagodas and 27 buddhist images. There are 180 monks, 178 little monks and 22 female monks.

There is one township stadium.

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  Entry Point of Manaung

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  Manaung Township Passenger Transportaion

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  Manaung Township Timber Business

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  Manaung Township Goods Transportation

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  Manaung Township Agriculture

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  Manaung Township Communication

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  Manaung Township Business

Education

There are 7 high schools, 11 middle schools and 106 elementary schools. There is one nusery school. There are 127 librarys.

List of Township Administrators

• U Tin Than 18-9-1988 to 19-11-1991
• U Mya Than 19-11-1991 to 7-11-1992
• U Maung Than 7-11-1992 to 12-8-1993
• U Oo tun Aung 12-8-1993 to 3-7-1998
• U Han Soe 3-7-1998 to 15-9-1998
• U Sai Maung Nyi 15-9-1998 to 14-1-1999
• U Pot (aka) Thar Moe 14-1-1999 to 7-11-2001
• U Tun San Win 7-11-2001 to 25-7-2002
• U Hla Thein 19-9-2001 to 9-12-2004
• U Naing Tun 9-12-2004 to 16-8-2007
• U Nyi Nyi Lwin 16-8-2007 to present

See also

• Manaung Township Association (Yangon)