Myitnge
Encyclopedia
Myitnge is a town
in Amarapura Township in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is situated between Amarapura
and the Myitnge River
and lies along National Highway 1
which connects it to the city of Mandalay
in the north.
It has one of Burma's main railway workshop
s for passenger coaches and freight wagons.The General Strike
of 1974 started at the Myitnge railway yard at the end of May spreading to the rest of the country including the capital Rangoon
where it ended in bloodshed when the army opened fire on workers at Thamaing textile mill and Simmalaik dockyard.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Amarapura Township in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is situated between Amarapura
Amarapura
Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay. Amarapura is bounded by the Ayeyarwady river in the west, Chanmyathazi township in the north, and the city of Innwa in the south...
and the Myitnge River
Myitnge River
Myitnge River in Myanmar . The name Myitnge in Burmese and Dokhtawaddy in Pali both mean "little river" in comparison with the Ayeyarwady or "big river".-Source, course and outflow:...
and lies along National Highway 1
National Highway 1 (Burma)
National Highway 1 , literally "The Road to Mandalay ") is an important south-north flowing highway of central Burma and the busiest road in the country...
which connects it to the city of Mandalay
Mandalay
Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
in the north.
It has one of Burma's main railway workshop
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
s for passenger coaches and freight wagons.The General Strike
General strike
A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class sympathies of the participants...
of 1974 started at the Myitnge railway yard at the end of May spreading to the rest of the country including the capital Rangoon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
where it ended in bloodshed when the army opened fire on workers at Thamaing textile mill and Simmalaik dockyard.
External links
- Satellite map Maplandia.com