Kyaunggon Township (Burmese: ကျောင်းကုန်းမြို့နယ်) is a township of Kyonpyaw District in central Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar.
Kyaunggon Township
Burmese: ကျောင်းကုန်းမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kyonpyaw district | |
| Coordinates: 17°6′N 95°11′E / 17.100°N 95.183°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Ayeyawady Region |
| District | Kyonpyaw District |
| Capital | Kyaunggon |
| Area | |
• Total | 262.79 sq mi (680.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 19.2 ft (5.9 m) |
| Population (2019) | 168,652[1] |
| • Ethnicities | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Kyaunggon Township is located comprises the southern portion of Kyonpyaw District, bordering both Kyonpyaw Township and Yegyi Township to the north. To its west, Kyaunggon Township is bordered by Pathein District's Thabaung Township and Kangyidaunt Township. To the south it borders Einme Township of Myaungmya District and to its east it borders Pantanaw Township of Ma-ubin District. Kyaunggon Township is divided into 4 wards, 65 village tracts and 416 villages.[1]
Geography
editKyaunggon Township lies in a flat low-lying delta area, but has undulating topography "like waves going east to west". The township is located in a hot tropical zone with a heavy monsoon presence. Average highs and lows range between 38°C and 17°C, respectively. In 2019, the township saw 82 days of rain with an annual rainfall of 88.83 inches (225.6 cm). The flora of the township includes lebbek, mango, jackfruit, cassia, golden shower, tamarind, burmese plum, crepe-myrtle and cheesewood trees. There are no wild area or nature preserves in the township.[1] The traditional medicinal plant pyi-nyan-pyo, used to treat diabetes and dysentary, is found in the township.[2]
The Daka river runs through the central township north-south for 23 miles.[3] It used to be the primary way to access the area and the nearby town of Kyonpyaw from Yangon.[4] A few miles south of the town of Kyaunggon, the river splits to form the secondary waterway of the township, Minmanaing Creek, which runs for 11 miles due south.[1]
Demographics and Economy
edit| Year | Kyaunggon Township | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 163,035 | — |
| 2018 | 167,815 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 168,652 | +0.5% |
| Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population[5] and General Administration Department data[1] | ||
Kyaunggon Township is very rural with 90.8% of the population living outside of the only town Kyaunggon. The town has a significant Karen minority accounting for 33.9% of the population. The majority religion is Buddhism with 90.0% of the population adhering to it. The religion with the second most followers is Christianity with 8.9% of the population.[1] The median age is 28.1 and the mean household size is 3.9 people. The township's literacy rate is 93.0% and only 7.1% of households use electricity as their primary means of lighting.[5]
The main industry in Kyaunggon Township is agriculture with 124,489 acres of farmland. The primary crop is rice with black lentils and green peas as the primary cool season crop. Other notable agricultural products include pork, chicken, duck, sugarcane and peanuts. In 2019, the township's beef industry restarted after a three year period with no beef produced. The township has no dams or reservoirs and has a total of 75 combine harvesters and 16 rice processing plants. Two railways pass through the township, as well as the Yangon-Pathein Highway. Despite this, many still rely on the Daka river and other waterways as the primary means of transport for goods and people.[1] The township has an issue with arsenic contamination, especially in well water. In 2020, researchers conducted education efforts regarding filtering water for arsenic in the township.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Kyaunggon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကျောင်းကုန်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kyaunggon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Cho Zin Swe; Aye Aye Thant; Thinzar (31 December 2022). "Studies on Morphological Characters and Phytochemical Investigation of Cassia Glauca Lam. (Pyi-Pan-Nyo)". University of Yangon Research Journal. 11 (1). University of Yangon: 69–78.
- ^ Ministry of Information (6 August 2024). "ကျောင်းကုန်းမြို့ ဒါးကမြစ်ရေသည် စိုးရိမ်ရေအမှတ်အထက်တွင် တည်ရှိနေ" [Daka river reaches dangerous water levels in Kyaunggon town]. Information and Public Relations Department (in Burmese).
- ^ Thura Htike (1 May 2021). "ချောင်းသုံးခုပေါင်းဆုံရာမြို့" [Town where three creeks meet]. Eleven Myanmar (in Burmese).
- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (October 2017). The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, Kyaunggon Township Report (Report). Open Development Mekong. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Khin Pyu Phyu; et al. (21–22 January 2020). Assessment and treatment of arsenic contaminated tube well water from selected areas in Kyaunggon Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. 5th International Forum on Sustainable Future in Asia (Yangon, Myanmar) - National Institute for Environmental Studies. Vol. 496. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/496/1/012009 – via Institute of Physics Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.