词条 | Twante Township |
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|other_name = Twantay Township |native_name = {{my|တွံတေး မြို့နယ်}} |official_name = Twante Township |settlement_type = township |image_skyline = File:Twante 37.jpg |imagesize = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map = Burma |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Burma |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Yangon Region|Yangon}} |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = Administrative seat |subdivision_name3 = Twante |area_code = |area_total_km2 = |population = 202221 |population_as_of = 2008 |population_footnotes = [1] |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates = {{coord|16|44|0|N|95|58|0|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}} |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = 6:30 |website = }}Twante Township also Twantay Township ({{lang-my|တွံတေး မြို့နယ်}}, {{IPA-my|tʊ̀ɴté mjo̰nɛ̀|pron}}) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Twante. The township is home to the Shwesandaw Pagoda (known as "Golden Hair Relic Pagoda" in English) and it is believed to contain strands of hair from the head of Gautama, and its annual pagoda festival is CommunitiesThe 220 villages of Twante Township are organized into 65 village tracts and 8 urban wards.[6] Twante Township is well known for its pottery activities handled by a few families since several generations.[7] It is also area of fish farming in Yangon region.[8] HistoryDuring the British rule in Burma, George Orwell was a police officer in Twante, responsible for the security of some 200,000 people. TransportA water bus on the river connects with Yangon.[9] Notes1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/travel/522/travel01.html|title=Twante rocks to Shan drum beat|author=Nyein Ei Ei Htwe|date=2010|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=5 March 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621072544/http://mmtimes.com/2010/travel/522/travel01.html|archivedate=21 June 2011|df=}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/5678-twante-canal-to-open-24-hours.html|title=Twante Canal to open 24 hours|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/70025482|title=Twante Bridge Photo|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs5/NLM2008-08-03.pdf|title=News Report New Light of Myanmar,Visit of sinor general to Baungdawgyoke Monastery|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/NLM/archives/2002-09/msg00021.html|title=General Khin Nyunt visit Baungdawgyoke|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 6. ^1 "Profile Twantay Township"{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), April 2009 7. ^ Tourism Myanmar, June 2015 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/5384-in-twante-fish-farmers-yearn-for-cleaner-water-supplies.html|title=In Twante, fish farmers yearn for cleaner water supplies|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 9. ^https://www.mmtimes.com/news/yangon-water-bus-twante.html External links
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