Danubyu Township
ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ် | |
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 Location in Maubin district | |
| Coordinates: 17°22′N 95°27′E / 17.367°N 95.450°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Maubin |
| Capital | Danubyu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 289.35 sq mi (749.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 28.05 ft (8.55 m) |
| Population (2019) | 190,811[1] |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Danubyu Township (Burmese: ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ်), also spelt Danuphyu and formerly as Donabyu,[2] is a township of Maubin District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (Myanmar). Danubyu Township is known as the death place of the general Maha Bandula at Danubyu Fort effectively ending the First Anglo-Burmese War by forcing the Burmese to surrender to the British.[3]
The Township consists of 1 city, 16 wards, 63 village groups and 450 villages and spans over the Irrawaddy River. The Township is named after its capital, Danubyu, which is split into 16 wards. It is bordered to the north by the Hinthada District with Zalun Township for most of the northern boundary with Hinthada Township for a small section to the northwest. To its west, it borders Kyonpyaw Township of the Pathein District. Pantanaw Township in the southwest and Nyaungdon Township in the southeast form the southern border within Maubin District. Danubyu Township has an eastern border with Yangon Region and its Hlegu Township.
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (December 19, 2019). Danuphyu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ဓနုဖြူမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Danubyu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Thún-Khwa", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. XXIII (9th ed.), 1882.
- ^ Thet Ko Ko (2 April 2009). "The Fall of the Danubyu Bastion". Translated by Wei Yan Aung. The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 28 November 2021.