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MYAING GYI NGU Latitude and Longitude:

17°21′32″N 97°40′26″E / 17.3588°N 97.6738°E / 17.3588; 97.6738
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Myaing Gyi Ngu
မြိုင်ကြီးငူ
Myaing Gyi Ngu is located in Myanmar
Myaing Gyi Ngu
Myaing Gyi Ngu
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 17°21′32″N 97°40′26″E / 17.3588°N 97.6738°E / 17.3588; 97.6738
Country  Myanmar
Division Kayin State
District Hpa-an District
Township Hpa-an Township
Population over10000 (resident)+ 10000 (IDPs)
Time zone UTC+6.30 ( MMT)

Myaing Gyi Ngu ( Burmese: မြိုင်ကြီးငူ) is a village in the Hpa-an District of Kayin State, Myanmar. [1] It is the location of an IDP camp [2] sheltering over 5,000 people. [3]

The late U Thuzana holds the title Myaing Gyi Ngu Sayadaw in the village. [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "Myaing Gyi Ngu, Myanmar (Burma) on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". ca.utc.city. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Htoon, Kyaw Lin (22 March 2018). "Myaing Gyi Ngu's uneasy peace in Kayin State". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ Zar, Nan Wai Phyo (22 March 2018). "More IDPs Arrive in Myaing Gyi Ngu IDP Camp Within March". Burma Link. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ Jolliffe, Pia (7 July 2017). "A Conversation With Mikael Gravers: Research Among the Karen, Past and Present". Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Buddhist monk builds another pagoda on contested Land". Mizzima. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.