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{{Infobox settlement<br />
|name = Taungdwingyi<br />
|native_name = တောင်တွင်းကြီး<br />
|nickname = Taungdwin<br />
|other_name = Ponnawaddy<br />
|pushpin_map = Myanmar<br />
|settlement_type = Town<br />
|image_skyline = Kan Taw Gyi.jpg<br />
|image_caption = Kandawgyi Lake of Taungdwingyi<br />
|image_map =<br />
|map_caption =<br />
|subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]<br />
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}<br />
|subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Burma|Division]]<br />
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Magway Region}}<br />
|subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Burma|District]]<br />
|subdivision_name2 = [[Magway District]]<br />
|subdivision_type3 = [[Townships of Burma|Township]]<br />
|subdivision_name3 = [[Taungdwingyi Township]]<br />
|area_code_type = [[Calling Code|Area Code]]<br />
|area_code = 063<br />
|geocode = MMR009004<br />
|area_total_km2 = <br />
|population_total = 145909<br />
|population_as_of =<br />
|population_density_km2 = auto<br />
|demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
|demographics1_title1 = Ethnicities<br />
|demographics1_info1 = chiefly [[Bamar]]<br />
|demographics1_title2 = Religions<br />
|demographics1_info2 = <br />
|timezone1 = [[Time in Burma|MST]]<br />
|utc_offset1 = +06:30<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|20|00|06|N|95|32|46|E|region:MM_type:city|display=inline,title}}<br />
|elevation_m =138<br />
|timezone = [[Myanmar Standard Time|MST]]<br />
|utc_offset = +6:30<br />
}}<br />
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'''Taungdwingyi''' ({{lang-my|တောင်တွင်းကြီး}} {{IPA-my|tàʊɰ̃dwɪ́ɰ̃dʑí|}}) is a town located in [[Magway Region]], [[Myanmar]].<br />
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==Town scape==<br />
[[File:Shwe_Inn_Taung_Pagoda,Taungdwingyi,Magway_Division,Myanmar.jpg|thumb|left|Zeya Mingala Shweindaung Pagoda]]<br />
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The town is divided into ten main quarters. They are Ohndaw Quarter 1, Ohndaw Quarter 2, Taungbyin Quarter 1, Taungbyin Quarter 2, Shwe-oh Quarter 1, Shwe-oh Quarter 2, Maungdaing Quarter 1, Maungdaing Quarter 2, Shwe Kya-in Quarter 1 and Shwe Kya-in Quarter 2. At the center of the town are the Myoma Zay central market, and the Independence Park. The [https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kan_Taw_Gyi.jpg?markasread=11314015 Kandawgyi Lake], which used to be a [[weir]] in ancient times, is located on the east side, and is ringed by a number of historic [[kyaung|Buddhist monasteries]]. Zeya Mingala Shweindaung is the most sacred pagoda in the township. The Aung Myin Zeya Rakhine Pagoda located at the western part of the town is the largest pagoda in the township. Once, it was in a state of decay and renovation was finished in 2013.<br />
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==Economy==<br />
Economic of this town is based on agriculture and trading agricultural products. Onion, rice, beans, grains, and sugarcane are grown. Peanut oil is also a major product of the town.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Taungdwingyi is connected to [[Magway, Burma|Magway]] ({{cvt|68|km|mi}}) to the West, [[Pyay]] ({{cvt|162|km|mi}}) to the South and [[Naypyidaw]] ({{cvt|68|km|mi}}) to the East, by means of territorial roads and railways. By the territorial roads, it is {{cvt|227|km|mi}} to [[Mandalay]] and {{cvt|365|km|mi}} to [[Yangon]]. The closest major airport is the [[Magway Airport]] (MWQ).<br />
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==History==<br />
The Taungdwingyi region is one of the earliest inhabited regions in Myanmar. The [[Pyu city-states|Pyu city]] of [[Beikthano]] was founded around 200 [[Common Era|BCE]].<ref name=mat-18-19>{{cite book |last=Aung-Thwin |first=Michael |title=The mists of Rāmañña: The Legend that was Lower Burma |edition=illustrated |publisher=University of Hawai'i Press |year=2005 |location=Honolulu |isbn=9780824828868 |pages=18–19}}</ref> In 1278, a member of the [[Pagan Kingdom|Pagan royalty]], Thihapate reestablished Taungdwingyi.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} In 1480, King [[Minkhaung II]] sent Lord [[Zeya Kyawhtin]] to administer the town. During the [[Ava Kingdom|Ava period]] (1364–1555), the region produced a number of famous poets and writers such as [[Shin Ohnnyo]], [[Shin Khayma]], [[Shin Uttama]] and [[Shin Maha Silavamsa|Shin Maha Thilawuntha]], [[Shin Nyeinme]] and [[Khingyi Phyaw]].{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}<br />
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==Weather==<br />
April is warmest with an average temperature of {{cvt|39|C|F}} at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of {{cvt|14|C|F}} at night. Temperatures drop sharply at night. January is on average the month with most sunshine. The wet season has a rainfall peak around August, the dry season is around the month of March.<br />
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==Nature==<br />
Taungdwingyi has a humid (> 0.65 p/pet) climate. The climate is classified as a tropical monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a subtropical dry forest biozone . The soil in the area is high in nitosols, andosols (nt), soil with deep, clay-enriched lower horizon with shiny ped surfaces.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Kandawgyi Lake, Taungdwingyi.jpg|Kandawgyi Lake, Taungdwingyi, Myanmar.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Taungdwingyi Cultural Museum]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Magway Region}}<br />
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[[Category:Populated places in Magway Region]]<br />
[[Category:Township capitals of Myanmar]]</div>Ajay Kumar