Madaya, Myanmar

Madaya is a town in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It is the seat of Madaya Township. It lies along National Highway 31 (Mandalay-Myitkyina Road).^{[citation needed]} Lamaing lies just to the south-east. The Madaya River in the area is connected to the Mandalay Canal, and crosses the township of Madaya diagonally for some 30 miles and joins the Irrawaddy River.^[1]

Madaya (Myanmar) မတ္တရာ
Town
Madaya (Myanmar) Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°12′37.4″N 96°06′45.3″E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Mandalay Region
District	Aungmyethazan District
Township	Madaya Township
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

History

In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo.^[2] On October 1, 1886, there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.^[3][4]