Wetlet Township

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Wetlet Township is a township of Shwebo District in the Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar).

It is located on the plains between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy. Its administrative seat is the town of Wetlet.

File:Wetlet Township.svg

Hanlin City, one of the ancient cities of Pyu Period, located near Hanlin Village. The City was ruined because of fire.http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2711newsn.pdf Page 9 Col 1 It was founded in the 1st century AD and it was the largest and most important city until around the 7th or 8th century when it was superseded by Sri Kestra.{{cite web|title=Ancient Burmese kingdom awarded World Heritage status|url=http://www.dvb.no/dvb-video/ancient-burmese-kingdom-awarded-world-heritage-status-myanmar-pyu/41755|website=www.dvb.no|access-date=7 July 2014}} It becomes one of the Myanmar first sites inscribed in World Heritage Sites in June 2014.{{cite web|title=Myanmar’s first site inscribed to World Heritage List|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1158|website=whc.unesco.org/en|access-date=7 July 2014}} Beikthano and Sri Ksetra were other 2 sites inscribed together at the same time.{{cite web|title=Ancient Pyu cities attain World Heritage status|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/10808-ancient-pyu-cities-attain-world-heritage-status.html|website=www.mmtimes.com|access-date=7 July 2014}}

Bounds

Wetlet Township is bounded on the east by the Irrawaddy River, across from which are Singu Township and Madaya Township of Mandalay District in Mandalay Division.[http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) To the north of Wetlet Township is Shwebo Township, to the south is Sagaing Township, and to the west is Ayadaw Township.

Towns and villages

Among the more than seventy towns, villages and wards (village census tracts) in Wetlet township are Aungchantha,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/aungchantha/ "Aungchantha Map"] Maplandia Chaungmido,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/chaungmido/ "Chaungmido Map"] Maplandia Halin Taungbo,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/halin-taungbo/ "Halin Taungbo Map"] Maplandia Hladaw,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/hladaw/ "Hladaw Map"] Maplandia Mugyi,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/mugyi/ "Mugyi Map"] Maplandia Myindaw,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/myindaw/ "Myindaw Map"] Maplandia Sabedaw.[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/sabedaw/ "Sabedaw Map"] Maplandia Sadaung I,[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/sadaung-22-26-0-n-95-50-0-e/ "Sadaung Map"] Maplandia Sadaung II, and Ywatha.[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/wetlet/ywatha/ "Ywatha Map"] Maplandia

References

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{{Sagaing Division}}

Category:Townships of Sagaing Region

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