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Ngapudaw

ငပုတောမြို့
Ngapudaw ငပုတောမြို့
Town
	Ngapudaw Location in Burma
	Coordinates: 16°32′16″N 94°41′37″E / 16.53778°N 94.69361°E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady Region
District	Pathein District
Township	Ngapudaw Township
Area
• Total	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
Population (2014)	10,632
• Ethnicities	Bamar; Karen;
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Ngapudaw (Burmese: ငပုတောမြို့; MLCTS: nga.pu.tau-mrui. Burmese pronunciation: [ŋəpṵdɔ̀mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Burma (Myanmar). It is the seat of the Ngapudaw Township in the Pathein District. The town is divided into 4 wards and lies on the Ngawun river.^[2]

Etymology

The Burmese term ငပုတော literally translates to "forest of short people." According to oral legend, this derives from the town being settled by short Karen people.^[2]

References

^ "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Ngaputaw Township Report" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Department of Population. October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Ngapudaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ငပုတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ngapudaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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[ngapudaw-1] "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Ngaputaw Township Report" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Department of Population. October 2017.

[mimu-2] Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Ngapudaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ငပုတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ngapudaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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