Hainggyi Island (town)

Hainggyi Island (Burmese: ဟိုင်းကြီးကျွန်း, also spelt Haigyi Island or Hainggyikyun) is a town on the island of Hainggyi Island[2] located at the mouth of the Pathein River (formerly Bassein River)[3] in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the primary town within Hainggyikyun Subtownship within Ngapudaw Township in the Pathein District.

Haigyi Island
ဟိုင်းကြီးကျွန်း
Town
Hainggyikyun
Haigyi Island is located in Myanmar
Haigyi Island
Haigyi Island
Coordinates: 16°0′58.612″N 94°20′22.733″E
CountryMyanmar
RegionAyeyarwady
DistrictPathein
TownshipNgapudaw Township
SubtownshipHainggyikyun Subtownship
Area
 • Total14.09 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
14,019
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)

The town has an area of 5.44 square miles (14.1 km2).[4]

The Pammawaddy Regional Command of the Myanmar Navy is headquartered in Hainggyi Island. The naval base used to host a few PLA personnel from china.[5] According to Andrew Selth, claims of a massive PLA base on Hainggyi Island is plainly incorrect and gained popularity because of hysterical quotations by commentators.[6]

References
  1. "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Hainggyikyun Township Report". Open Development Mekong (in Burmese). Open Development Myanmar. May 2017.
  2. Way: Hainggyi Kyun (24853849) OpenStreetMap
  3. H Shivananda Sino-Myanmar Military Cooperation and its Implications for India Vol 5. No 3. July 2011 pages 117-127
  4. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Ngapudaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ငပုတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ngapudaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. "Navy Bases". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. Selth, Andrew (September 2003). Burma's China Connection and the Indian Ocean Region. Strategic & Defence Studies Centre. ISBN 978-0731554362.


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