Legyi is a large village in Myinmu Township in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located southeast of Paukka and not far from the banks of the Irrawaddy River which the villagers rely on for their paddy fields which lie to the west of the village.

Legyi
Village
Legyi is located in Sagaing
Legyi
Legyi
Location in the Sagaing area and in relation to the Irrawaddy River.
Coordinates: 21°58′10″N 95°42′53″E / 21.96944°N 95.71472°E / 21.96944; 95.71472
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictSagaing District
TownshipMyinmu Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

The village was occupied by the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the British Indian Army during World War II,[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Hugh Toye; Philip Mason (1991). Subhash Chandra Bose. Jaico Publishing House. p. 144. ISBN 81-7224-401-0.