Kyauktaga Township

For the township in Yangon (Rangoon), see Kyauktada Township.

Kyauktaga Township ကျောက်တံခါး မြို့နယ် Kyaukdaga Township
Township
Location in Nyaunglebin district
Coordinates: 18°11′N 96°21′E
Country	Burma
Region	Bago Region
District	Nyaunglebin District
Capital	Kyauktaga
Area
• Total	2,831 km^2 (1,093 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Kyauktaga Township (Burmese: ကျောက်တံခါးမြို့နယ်)^[1][2] is a township in Nyaunglebin District^[3] in the Bago Region of Burma (Myanmar).^[2] The principal town is Kyauktaga, and Penwegon (or Penwegone) is the other major town.^[4] Both are located on the Bago–Taungoo highway and rail line.

History

From Myanmar's independence in 1948 to 1975, Kyauktaga Township was a stronghold for two separate groups: the Communist Party of Burma and Karen resistance forces.^[5]

Myanmar civil war (2021–present)

On 7 June 2023, Major Nay Lin Oo, a member of the township military council, and Thura, a village administrator, were riding a motorcycle together when they were gunned down by the People's Defence Force of Bago Region.^[6]

In August 2023, the township became a site of fierce fighting between the military junta and anti-junta forces.^[5] By late December, resistance groups began attacking the headquarters of the Light Infantry Battalion 308 near Penwegon town.^[7]

Towns in Kyauktaga Township

Kyauktaga Township contains the following Towns:

• Kyauktaga
• Penwegon
• Hpa Do
• Taw Kywe Inn

Communities

Kyauktaga Township is subdivided into 13 wards and 47 Village Tracts which consist of 283 villages.

Notable resident

• Bo Hmu Aung (1910-2004), a member of the Thirty Comrades

Notes

1. "Kyauktaga Township Map".
2. Township 31, "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 3 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
3. "Expanding and preparing the names of districts in Bago Region". 30 April 2022.
4. "Pènwègon, Bago, Myanmar [Burma], populated place N 18° 13' 0 E 96° 34' 0" GeoNames.org
5. The Irrawaddy (August 28, 2023). "Myanmar Junta Loses Grip on Bago". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
6. Aung Naing (June 9, 2023). "Army major and village administrator killed in eastern Bago Region". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
7. The Irrawaddy (27 December 2023). "Intense clash erupts in Bago's Penwegone town". Facebook. Meta Platforms Inc. Retrieved 27 December 2023. An intense clash was reported near Penwegone town, Kyauktaga Township...

External links

• "Kyauktaga Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
• "Kyaukdaga Township" at MRTV3