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
DivisionKayin State
DistrictHpa-an District
TownshipHpa-an Township
Population over10000 (resident)+ 10000 (IDPs)
Time zoneUTC+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.


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