Nyaungdon
History
The name Nyaungdon is thought have meant "boat dock" in the Mon language. A village by the name of Nyaungdon existed at the difluence of the Irrawaddy River and its distributary the Pan Hlaing River. The village was elevated to town status in 1884 by the British colonial government.
In 2015, the town had a population of 23,534 which grew to 23,684 in 2019. In 2023, it had 26,245 people.
Notable People
Nyaungdon is the hometown of several prominent Burmese writers, poets, and artists.
Influential visual artist and cartoonist Ba Gyan grew up in Nyaungdon before moving to Yangon for college before starting his comics career.
Other notable people include writers Lin Yun Thit Lwin, Yaung Ni, Tekkatho Han Win Aung, Tekkatho Nyi Lwin Maung, Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein, and July Moe, poets Pho Thaukkya, musicians Sandaya U Aung Ko, Zeya Pwint, Saw Tun Naing, Htay Win, Min Htet Tha, directors Shwe Done Bi Aung, Shwedon Htun Lwin, actors Tun Tun Naing, May Thinza U, Nyi Nyi Tun Lwin, San San Aye, Wai Lu Kyaw, and painter Win Myint Moe.
References
- ^ General Administration Department (March 2023). Nyaungdon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ညောင်တုန်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Nyaungdon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Nyaungdon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ညောင်တုန်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Nyaungdon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Nyaungdon Township Report". Open Development Laos. October 2017.
- ^ "Alinga Kyawzwa Cartoon expert Ba Gyan". MRTV-3. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "အကယ်ဒမီ ဝေဠုကျော်". Myanmar News Agency (in Burmese). Retrieved 26 July 2015.