Yesagyo Township | |
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![]() Location in Pakokku district | |
Coordinates: 21°35′N 95°11′E / 21.583°N 95.183°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Magway Division |
District | Pakokku District |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 ( MST) |
Area code | 062 |
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Yesagyo Township (Yaesagyo Township) is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of central Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.
The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway.
Yesagyo is the easternmost township of Magway Region. The Chindwin River and then the Irradwaddy form the eastern boundary of the township except for a small area on the eastern side of the Chindwin directly across from the town of Yesagyo, [2] which area was formerly an island in the Chindwin. [3] Yesagyo Township is bounded by the following townships: [4]
The wooden Pakhangyi Monastery on brick foundations was constructed by King Mindon in 1886 and restored in 1992. [5] In 1992 the Pakhangyi Archaeological Museum was opened there. In 1996 Burma applied for World Heritage Site status for the site. [6]