Pyin U Lwin

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ပြင် ဦး လွင်
Pyin Oo Lwin
Pyin U Lwin (Myanmar)
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Coordinates 22 ° 2 ′  N , 96 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 22 ° 2 ′  N , 96 ° 28 ′  E
Basic data
Country Myanmar

region

Mandalay region
District Pyinoolwin
Residents 120,149 (2006)
Pyin U Lwin Myanmar.jpg
Plant in the botanical garden
Anisakan waterfall, 5 km from the city

Pyin U Lwin ( Burmese ပြင် ဦး လွင် , BGN / PCGN : pyin-ulwin‌; formerly Maymyo ) is a city in the Mandalay Division of Myanmar , 67 km east of Mandalay at an altitude of 1,070 m. The estimated population in 2006 was 120,149.

history

The British Colonel May established a garrison town in the village of Pyin U Lwin after the 3rd British-Burmese War of 1885 . The result was “Maystadt” (“Maymyo”) after the Burmese word myo for “city”. The city has a cool climate and was used as a summer residence by the British until the Second World War. After the 1988 military coup , the city was renamed Pyin U Lwin.

After Burma gained independence, the army established the Defense Services Academy (DSA) in Maymyo . Well-known are the botanical gardens established by the English, National Kandawgyi Gardens , the clock tower and the strange horse-drawn carriages, which are atypical for Burma.

In June 2006, construction work began on the IT center Yadanabon Information and Communication Technology Park, also known as Yadanabon Cyber ​​City or Yadanabon Teleport. The development and production of hardware and software will take place on the 40 km² (10,000 acres ) site in Yadanabon Myothit, not far from Pyin U Lwin. The center opened on December 14, 2007.

education

  • Pyin U Lwin University of Technology
  • Defense Services Academy (DSA)
  • Defense Services Institute of Technology (DSIT)
  • Government Technical Institute GTI (Pyin Oo Lwin)

Individual evidence

  1. a b c About Pyin U Lwin ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.flowercity-pyinoolwin.com
  2. ^ The Irrawaddy: Burma's Largest IT Center Opens — But For How Long?
  3. The New Light of Myanmar, issue of December 17, 2007  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / myanmargeneva.org  
  4. GTI ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.most.gov.mm

Web links

Commons : Pyin U Lwin  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files