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Sinbaungwe Township ဆင်ပေါင်ဝဲမြို့နယ် Sinbaungwé Township, Tantabin Township
Township
Location in Thayet district
Sinbaungwe Township Location in Burma
Coordinates: 19°33′N 95°23′E / 19.550°N 95.383°E / 19.550; 95.383
Country	Myanmar
Region	Magway
District	Thayet
Capital	Sinbaungwe (Tantabin)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Sinbaungwe Township/Tantabin Township (Burmese: ဆင်ပေါင်ဝဲမြို့နယ်) is a township of Thayet District in the: Magway Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located——to the——west of the Pegu Range in the "foothills." And on the plain of the Irrawaddy. Most of the township is east of the Irrawaddy. But about 20% of the township lies on the right (west) bank. The major town and administrative center is Sinbaungwe (Tantabin).

History※

Sinbaungwe Township was formerly called Myedé Kyan (remnant of Myedé) as it had been part of Myedé Township (now Aunglan Township) before that was divided. In 2008, a local student named Htoo Zaw Naing became the first student in the township's history——to garner 5 distinctions on the National Matriculation Examination.

Bounds※

Sinbaungwe Township is bordered by, the following townships:

• Magway to the north,
• Taungdwingyi to the north and "northeast,"
• Lewe of Mandalay Region to the east
• Aunglan (Myayde) to the south,
• Thayet to the southwest, and
• Minhla to the west and northwest.

Villages※

Among the many villages and wards (village census tracts) in Sinbaungwe Township are Baingyagon, Bwetsan, Chaungkauk, Egayit, Ingya, Inyon, Konbo, Kyauk-o, Kyigon, Thazi, Wundet, Yebok and Zaunggyandaung.

Economy※

Rice growing is the main economic activity in the township.

Notes※

External links※

• "Sinbaungwe (Tantabin) Google Satellite Map" Maplandia

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