| STATE & DIVISION |
| SAGAING DIVISION |
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Location: Sagaing Division is situated in the
north-western part of Myanmar between latitude 21 ° 30' north and longitude 94°
97' east. 1t shares border with India in the north, Kachin State, Shan State
and Mandalay Division in the east, Mandalay and Magway Divisions in the south
and Chin State and India in the west and has 36,535 sq.miles. |
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Temperatures fall to freezing point in winter on
Pakkoi and Naga mountain ranges where coldness remains in summer. Winter
temperatures fall as low as 40 Degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 Degrees Celsius) in
northern lowlands. The southern region which lies in the dry zone has an
extremely hot climate. In Monywa, temperatures rise as high as 110 Degrees
Fahrenheit (43.3 Degrees Celsius) in summer and falls to 50 Degrees Fahrenheit
(10 Degrees Celsius) in the cold season. |
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The northern regions get annual rainfall ranging from 80 to
100 inches and the southern region gets 40 inches. Average annual rain fall in
Monywa is 31 inches, Sagaing 34 inches and Shwebo 36 inches. Sometimes the
region gets a small amount of rain in winter due to cyclones that enter it from
the west. |
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Population, inhabitants, languages and religion:
The population of Sagaing Division is 538,000. Average density of the division
is 139 persons per square mile. Population is dense in the lower regions of
Chindwin and Mu rivers where there are many plains and sparse in mountainous
north-west regions. Bamars are the majority of inhabitants in the dry regions,
Katha Township and the regions along Mandalay-Myitkyina Railroad. Shans live in
upper Chindwin valley, Kawlin, Wuntho and Pinlebu townships. Nagas reside in
the north of north-west mountain ranges and Chins in the south. Kadu and Ganang
national races can be found at upper Mu River valley and Meza River Valley. |
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Formation of districts, townships and villages: Sagaing
Division is formed with 198 wards and village-tracts, 38 townships and eight
districts-- Sagaing Shwebo, Monywa, Katha, Kale, Tamu Mawlaik and Hkamti.
Sagaing is the capital of the division. |
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Sown acreage and agricultural produce: Major
crops of the division are rice, wheat, corn, maize, edible oil crops such as
sesame, groundnut and sunflower, cotton, sugarcane and beans and pulses. Over
one million acres are being put under paddy in the Division annually. Eighty
percent of the nation's wheat comes from Sagaing Division. Tobacco, tomato,
toddy palm, and vegetables are also grown in the Division. Small amount of land
is put under green tea at mountain regions in the north. |
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Sagaing Division has a total cultivated area of over three
million acres. Paddy is cultivated on 1.4 million acres and other crops on 1.5
million acres. Others are alluvial-land cultivation, gardenfarms and hillside
cultivation. Water is supplied from canals, lakes, tube-wells and pumped-water
stations. |
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Kabo Dam irrigates over three million acres in Shwebo
plain. Mu River Valley Project is being implemented at present and when
completed the project will help extend cultivated areas and multiple cropping
in the Division. Livestock breeding is carried out jointly with agriculture. |
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Other products: The Division produces teak and
hardwood from its forests. Monywa and Katha are important timber depots.
Thanakha, eaglewood, honey, catechu, rattan and bamboo are extracted from
forests. |
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Important minerals of the Division are gold
mined at Kyaukpahto region, Kawlin Township, coal mined at Kalewa (Thitchauk)
region and Monywa. A small amount of oil is found at Pantha and Inndaw regions
at Chindwin River valley. Salt is produced in Wetlet and Sagaing township. |
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Heavy industries in the Division are the Textile
Mill at Ywathitgyi and the Diesel Engine Workshop at Ywahtaung. A copper
refinery is located in Salingyi and a gold smelting plant at Kyaukpahto region
in Kawlin. The Division has many rice mills, edible oil mills, saw mills,
cotton mills, gram crushing mills and weaving factories. Large mechanized
weaving mills can be found in Monywa. Earthen pots are produced in Kyaukmyaung
and Sagaing, silverware is made in Ywahtaung, bronzewares and ironwares are
produced in Monywekyemon and lacquerware in Kyaukka. |
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Traditions and culture: The traditional
rice donation ceremony was held on a grand-scale at Padamya Pagoda annually. |
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Historical sites and places of interest: Ancient
palace site of King Alaungmintaya is being constructed in Shwebo Township.
Twindaung in Budalin Township is a rare and significant place in the world.
Twindaung yields blue green algae from which Pluvimin is produced. |
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TV re-transmission stations: TV
retransmission stations, which cover 41 townships in Sagaing, Mandalay and
Magway Divisions were installed in 16 townships -including Sagaing, Monywa,
Hkamti, Tamu, Katha, Htigyaint, Inndaw, Kawlin, Wuntho, Mintha, Leshi, Homalin,
Nangyun, Lahe and Kantbalu in Sagaing Division. |
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