Ayeyarwaddy Division
Ayeyarwaddy Division is situated
in southern part of Myanmar and close bolder to Bago
Division, Yangon Division, Amadaman Sea, Bay of
Bengal, Rakhine State. The total area is 13567 sq
miles and the population is 6.5 million. It is the
most populated division in whole of Myanmar. Myanmar
and Kayin people are settle in southern coastal
place few Rakhine people live. Pathein is the
capital of Ayeyarwaddy division. The main
Ayeyarwaddy River with other streams flow into Bay
of Bengal the major agriculture producing place.
Weather Condition
Ayeyarwaddy division is close to sea and the
temperature is between average 90 degrees F to 80
degrees F. The year round average rainfall is 95" to
120".
How to go there
Ayeyarwaddy
division is good for travel by boat because there
are many streams. Also road and air travel is
possible. Express buses run daily. Count on about 4
hours traveling time from Yangon. Interest places
are Maw Tin Soon Pagoda, right on top of the cape
which is called Maw Tin Soon (Cape of Negrais).
There are sea beaches like Ngwe Saung Beach and
Chaung Tha Beach to relax.
Pathein
As fascinating as Twante is Pathein, the hub of the
delta region and its largest port. Unfortunately, it
is not possible to continue from Twante to Pathein
by road or river and the only way to get there is to
return to Yangon. If you have time, Pathein is worth
a visit. The best way to enjoy it is to travel one
way by road and the other by riverboat down the
Pathein River across the Ayeyarwady Delta to Yangon
via the Twante Canal. Pathein has a few outstanding
features such as its handsome colonial buildings,
some of which are over 100 years old. Pathein is
still an important port of call for ferryboats
carrying passengers or cargo plying between Yangon
and the northern and eastern parts of Myanmar. There
are a number of churches, apart from the usual
pagodas. The red-and-white-brick St Peter's
Cathedral, for instance, was built in 1872. Even
older is the former St Joseph's Convent, now a
public high school and an elegant wooden house for
the local clergy. The most important pagoda is the
Shwemokhtaw Pagoda, all aglitter with inlaid
mirrors. The other two are the Tazaung and
Thayaunggyaung Pagodas. Pathein is also noted for
its umbrella-making cottage industry. You will find
row upon row of burgundy-coloured umbrellas laid out
in front of houses. Practically every household in
the village seems to be engaged in producing these
umbrellas used only by monks. In the bigger
households, "summer" umbrellas painted in a variety
of bright colours adorned with flowers or village
scenes are produced for ordinary use. Sights around
Pathein are Chaung Tha Beach and Ngwe
Saung Beach.
Places of Interest
Pathein
Myat Maw Tin Pagoda
Ngwe Saung Beach (Silver Beach)
Chaung Tha Beach
