Myitnge

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|native_name = မြစ်ငယ်မြို့

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|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Mandalay}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Amarapura

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|subdivision_name3 = Amarapura

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Myitnge ({{langx|my|မြစ်ငယ်မြို့}}) is a town in Amarapura Township in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is situated between Amarapura and the Myitnge River and lies along National Highway 1 which connects it to the city of Mandalay in the north.{{cite map|title=Google Maps|publisher=Google}}{{cite map|title=Bing Maps |publisher=Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC}}

It has one of Burma's main railway workshops for passenger coaches and freight wagons.{{cite web|url=http://www.jbic.go.jp/english/oec/post/2002/pdf/072_full.pdf |title=Burma Railways Modernization Project (I)(II) |publisher=Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), October 2002 |access-date=2008-12-30 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405011856/http://www.jbic.go.jp/english/oec/post/2002/pdf/072_full.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2004 }} The General Strike of 1974 started at the Myitnge railway yard at the end of May spreading to the rest of the country including the capital Rangoon where it ended in bloodshed when the army opened fire on workers at Thamaing textile mill and Simmalaik dockyard.{{cite web|url=http://www.seaca.net/viewArticle.php?aID=17|title=A Review of Labour Law in Burma|publisher=South East Asian Committee for Advocacy June 4, 2004|access-date=2008-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055847/http://www.seaca.net/viewArticle.php?aID=17|archive-date=July 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}