Madaya is a township

Township

The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

 of Pyin Oo Lwin District

Pyin Oo Lwin District

Pyin Oo Lwin District is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Burma. It lies northeast of Mandalay, with the Myitnge River as its southern boundary. To the east it is bordered by Shan State and in part by the Chaung Magyi . It goes north as far as the town of Dakaung where it adjoins...

 in the Mandalay Division

Mandalay Division

Mandalay Region is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. In the south of the division lies...

 of Burma.

History

In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo

Okpo, Madaya

Okpo is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is located northeast of Madaya and lies on the Mandalay Canal, just south of the Madaya River. In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village.-External links:*...

.On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.

Madaya consists Madaya

Madaya

Madaya is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It is the seat of Madaya Township. It lies along National Highway 31. Lamaing lies just to the southeast...

 town and the following villages:

Villages

• Aingdaing
  Aingdaing
  Aingdaing is a village and small island in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies just outside the north west of Mandalay city and on the Ayeyarwady River. -External links:*...
  
  
• Dingagyun
  Dingagyun
  Dingagyun is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies north west of Mandalay city and on the Ayeyarwady River. -External links:*...
  
  
• Mayogon
  Mayogon
  Mayogon is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies just north Mandalay city and several kilometres south-west of Madaya town. -External links:*...
  
  
• Shwebaung
  Shwebaung
  Shwebaung is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Burma. It lies just south east of Thapandaung. -External links:*...
  
  
• Sinywagale
  Sinywagale
  Sinywagale is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It lies approximately 15 kilometres north of Mandalay city. -External links:*...
  
  
• Tainggaing
• Thapandaung‎

External links

• Maplandia World Gazetteer