Madaya Township မတ္တရာမြို့နယ် | |
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 Location in Aungmyethazan district | |
  Madaya Township | |
| Coordinates:22°13′N96°7′E / 22.217°N 96.117°E /22.217; 96.117 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Mandalay |
| District | Aungmyethazan |
| Capital | Madaya |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Madaya (Burmese:မတ္တရာမြို့နယ်) is atownship ofAungmyethazan District in theMandalay Region ofMyanmar.[1]
Taungbyone Festival ofnat (spirit) takes place in the township in August yearly. The township is also home to Myanmar's largest marble quarry inSagyin.
In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village ofOkpo.[2] On October 1, 1886, there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.[3][4]
Madaya consistsMadaya town and the following villages:
Taking LyonHein Taung
