Hainggyi Island (Burmese: ဟိုင်းကြီးကျွန်း, also spelt Haigyi Island or Hainggyikyun) is a town on the island of Hainggyi Island[2] located at the mouth of the Pathein River (formerly Bassein River)[3] in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the primary town within Hainggyikyun Subtownship within Ngapudaw Township in the Pathein District.
Haigyi Island
ဟိုင်းကြီးကျွန်း | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Hainggyikyun | |
  Haigyi Island | |
| Coordinates: 16°0′58.612″N 94°20′22.733″E / 16.01628111°N 94.33964806°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Pathein |
| Township | Ngapudaw Township |
| Subtownship | Hainggyikyun Subtownship |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.09 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | 14,019 |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
The town has an area of 5.44 square miles (14.1 km2).[4]
The Pammawaddy Regional Command of the Myanmar Navy is headquartered in Hainggyi Island. The naval base used to host a few PLA personnel from china.[5] According to Andrew Selth, claims of a massive PLA base on Hainggyi Island is plainly incorrect and gained popularity because of hysterical quotations by commentators.[6]
References edit
- ^ "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Hainggyikyun Township Report". Open Development Mekong (in Burmese). Open Development Myanmar. May 2017.
- ^ Way: Hainggyi Kyun (24853849) OpenStreetMap
- ^ Shivananda, H (July 2011). "Sino-Myanmar Military Cooperation and its Implications for India" (PDF). Journal of Defence Studies. 5 (3). Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses: 117–127.
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Ngapudaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ငပုတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ngapudaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Navy Bases". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Selth, Andrew (September 2003). Burma's China Connection and the Indian Ocean Region. Strategic & Defence Studies Centre. ISBN 978-0731554362.
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