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 / 16.01628111°N 94.33964806°E / 16.01628111; 94.33964806
CountryMyanmar
RegionAyeyarwady
DistrictPathein
TownshipNgapudaw Township
SubtownshipHainggyikyun Subtownship
Area
 • Total14.09 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
14,019
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)

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.

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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