Sinbaungwe Township
Sinbaungwe Township or Tantabin Townshipis a township of Aunglan District in southeastern Magway Region of Myanmar. It is located to the west of the Pegu Range in the foothills and on the plain of the Irrawaddy. Most of the township is east of the Irrawaddy, but about 20% of the township lies on the right bank. The major town and administrative center is Sinbaungwe.
History
Sinbaungwe Township was formerly called Myedé Kyan as it had been part of Myedé Township before that was divided. In 2008, a local student named Htoo Zaw Naing became the first student in the township's history to garner 5 distinctions on the National Matriculation Examination.Bounds
Sinbaungwe Township is bordered by the following townships:- Magway to the north,
- Taungdwingyi to the north and northeast,
- Lewe of Mandalay Region to the east
- Aunglan (Myayde) to the south,
- Thayet to the southwest, and
- Minhla to the west and northwest.