Danubyu Township

Danuphyu Township (Burmese: ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ်) is a township of Maubin District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (Myanmar). It consists of 1 city, 16 wards, 63 village groups and 450 villages. The Township is named after its capital, Danubyu, which is split into 16 wards.

Danubyu Township
ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Maubin district
Coordinates: 17°22′N 95°27′E
Country Burma (Myanmar)
RegionAyeyarwady Region
DistrictMaubin
CapitalDanubyu
Area
 • Total289.35 sq mi (749.4 km2)
Elevation
28.05 ft (8.55 m)
Population
 (2019)
190,811[1]
 • Ethnicities
Bamar Kayin
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Danubyu Township is known as the death place of the general Maha Bandula at Danubyu Fort effectively ending the First Anglo-Burmese War by forcing the Burmese to surrender to the British.[2]

Geography

Danubyu Township is a largely flat township without any hills or mountains located in eastern Ayeyarwaddy Region. 17 miles of the Irrawaddy River runs through the Township as its main feature from north to south. This section of the river is navigable by all vessels.

The population is largely rural with 87.7% of the total population in 2019 (167,378 people) lived in rural areas. Besides Danubyu, other settlements include Zagagyi and Kyaung Su. The average household size was 4.3 people.[1]

Economy

Agriculture is the primary industry of the Township with a total of 121,774 acres (492.8 sq. km) of farmland. The main crop farmed is rice, with significant beans, pulse, corn and mango also being farmed. There are also poultry and pig husbandry in the township. Agriculture is largely unmechanized with only 5,776 Harvesters privately owned in the Township in 2019. After agriculture, the next industries employing the most people in Danubyu Township are Water-related industries and Sales.

The average income in the 2018-2019 fiscal year was 940,967 kyats (roughly US$635 by 2019 conversion rates).[1]

Notable people

10th president of Myanmar Win Myint was born in Nyaungchaung, Danuphyu Township in 1945.[3]

References
  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (December 19, 2019). Danuphyu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Danubyu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. Thet Ko Ko (2 April 2009). "The Fall of the Danubyu Bastion". Translated by Wei Yan Aung. The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.


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