Magwe (Magway) Division
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Introduction: "Myingun
stands
about
twenty
three
miles
from
Magway,
Central
Myanmar
and
is
located
at
20°1?0"
north
of
the
equator
and
95°1?59"
east
of
the
Prime
Meridian.
Its
area
is
800
square
miles
(GUBSS
1901:
536).
It
was
called
Malekun
in
ancient
time.
When
the
cavalry
of
King
Sawlu
of
Bagan
(1077‐1084)
stationed
at
there,
it
was
named
as
Myinnkun.
In
Burmese
language,
Myinn
means
horse
and
kun
means
a
stationed
place.
Thus
Myinnkun
means
a
place
where
cavalrymen
stationed.
But
some
say
that
Myin
means
see
and
gun
means
stupa
with
square
tower.
Therefore
this
place
was
called
Myingun
where
can
see
the
temple
with
sikhara.
According
to
some
inscriptions
found
in
Myingun
area,
this
region
is
located
at
there
since
the
time
of
Bagan
Period.
Oral
history
says
that
King
Sawlu
of
Bagan
built
this
city
for
staying
temporarily
when
he
defended
the
rebel
Ngayamakan.1
(Magway
Township
Record
1969:
139)
The
remnants
of
City
wall,
moat
and
temples
can
be
seen
still
today.
Myingun
was
an
important
place
in
the
reign
of
Myanmar
Kings.
In
successive
era,
the
people
of
Myingun
constructed
to
donate
many
religious
edifices
where
the
Buddha
images
were
kept.
Numerous
temples
were
built
and
many
images
were
carved.
There
are
about
sixty
temples
and
stupās
in
Myingun.
The
art
and
architecture
of
these
religious
edifices
show
that
some
temples
constructed
since
12th
Century.
It
is
found
that
there
have
twenty
seven
temples
with
Bagan
style
of
art
and
architecture
in
Myingun.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Khin Thidar
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International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-07
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Burmese pagodas, stupas and other religious buildings, Pagan (Bagan) period [849-1287 AD], Magwe (Magway) Division, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The food
security
situation
in the
Magway Division
has not changed significantly
following the drought conditions that affected the area in mid 2009.
Levels of
food insecurity
are
similar
to those
pre-drought.
The assessment shows
that
food consumption of approximately 65% of the
sample can be classified
as
?Inadequate” and 35% as ?Adequate?. The 2008 November WFP Food
Security
Profile states that
71% of the sample
was either
moderately (39%) and / or severely (32%) food insecure. This is more-or-
less a
similar situation today, post-drought. What is striking is that both surveys identify
the same Zones (B & A) as being the most vulnerable..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP)
Date of publication:
2009-11-30
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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"This Report summarizes the
findings of the Food Security Profiling assessment carried
out across the Dry Zone, especially
in Magway Division in August 2008.
This is the first time a Food Security Prof
iling exercises has been conducted in the Dry
Zone by the WFP and its Cooperating Partne
rs, including OISCA, TDH, REAM, ADRA,
and World Vision and the line department for Dryzone Department of Development
Affairs. This profile attempts to present a sn
apshot of household food security in the Dry
Zone; 463 households in 59 villages under WFP project area of 6 townships: Pakokku,
Pauk, Yesagyo, Natmauk, Chauk & Yenanchaung were covered under this assessment. It
should be noted that the sample size has statistical limitations. However care was taken to
ensure that the geographic coverage of the sample was considerable.
The Dry Zone area is one of the
more critical areas in the Union
where the fragile ecosystem (a
result of natural and human
behaviour) has had adverse effects
on household food security.
Magway Division includes a vast
semi-arid lowland surrounded by
Mandalay Division the East and
the Rahine Yoma and Chin hills
on the West, Bago Division on the
South and Sagaing Division in the
north. The region also includes
two major rivers, Ayeyarwady and
Chindwin that flow through the
Dry Zone from North to South
towards the Delta. Average annual
rainfall is low (500 to 1000 mm)
compared to 5000 mm in other
parts of the country..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP)
Date of publication:
2008-10-31
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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"Oil fields abandoned by Burma?s state-owned oil company in Magway Division have turned into a lawless arena for local drillers and smugglers looking for a profit—with knife fights settling scores between rival drillers, company officials and local residents say.
The Dahatpin oil fields, on a highway about 20 miles outside Minhla Township, was once controlled by the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) in a joint venture, but has recently become a magnet for illegal drillers and crude oil sellers..."
Sanay Lin
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy"
Date of publication:
2013-05-29
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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"Administration: Magway Region is made up of the districts of Magwe, Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw comprising 25 townships and 1,696 ward village-tracts. The capital is the city of Magwe (1994 population estimated at 300,000). Other major towns are Pakokku and Minbu.....
Demographics: The population of Magway Region is 3,912,711 in 2014. Over 95% the people are Bamar, with very small numbers of minorities such as Chin, Rakhine, Karen, Shan, and others, including a tiny Anglo-Burmese population. During colonial times, this part of Burma had a large Anglo-Burmese population, descended from Western oil workers and their Burmese partners. Approximately 98% of the population is Buddhist."
Source/publisher:
Wikipeida
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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"...From the data collected, it is clear that markets in Magway sell a variety of food and that most of this
food is available / sold in most markets across all townships.
A
t the current time very few items depict
show low availability
and do
so due to seasonality of the crop. The only exception being petrol. The
transport costs incurred in obtaining and selling petrol in markets would drive the costs up thus limiting
2
access
and demand for the same. This could be a reason for the lack of availability of petrol in 50% of
the sampled markets..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP)
Date of publication:
2010-04-30
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "This assessment of the rural Dry Zone reveals the
nutrition situation to be a concern, with high
rates of wasting and medium rates of stunting, high rates of low birth weight and high rates
of undernutrition among mothers; particularly
those who are pregnant and/or lactating. The
pattern of indicators suggests that flood plains and irrigated areas are best off,
and the
highlands may be worst,
but the situation is far from acceptable in the Dry Zone as a whole.
A wide range of likely causes of undernutrition needs addressing. Acute and chronic
malnutrition have shared determinants and there is a need to tackle one to tackle the other.
Children?s and mother?s nutrition status are associated, and a child?s birth weight is an
important determinant of their later nutrition status. This
reminds
us of the imortance of
the 1000 day window
of opportunity between a child?s conception and their second birthday,
and the need to take a life-cycle approach; paying p
articular attention to pregnant and
breastfeeding mothers. Dietary factors and their determinants seem
likely
to be particularly
important drivers of undernutrition as do
deficiencies in water, sanitation, hygiene and the
public health environment.
An absence of consistent associations between household
economic status and nutrition indicators is likely
in part because of widespread poverty
as well
as the focus on data from the current situation.
However, analysis of associations revealed
only small contributions of any specific explanatory variable to the variance of any of the
nutrition outcomes
(including indicators of food security)
which together with analysis of risk
factors reinforces that there is not just two or three important causes of undernutrition
in the
Dry Zone.
Rather,a multi-sector approach is required for malnutrition prevention and
nutrition status improvement."
Source/publisher:
Save the Children, WFP and the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development
Date of publication:
2013-06-30
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-18
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