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Town in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar

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Kyangin ကြံခင်းမြို့
Town
Kyangin Town sign
Interactive map of Kyangin
Coordinates: 18°20′06″N 95°14′20″E / 18.335°N 95.239°E / 18.335; 95.239
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady Region
District	Myanaung District
Township	Kyangin Township
Area ^[1]
• Total	3.58 sq mi (9.3 km²)
Population (1983)^[2]
• Total	13,984
• Density	3,910/sq mi (1,510/km²)
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Kyangin (Burmese: ကြံခင်းမြို့) is a town in northern Ayeyarwady Region, south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Kyangin Township in the Myanaung District. The town is located on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River in the eastern part of its township and has 3 urban wards.^[1]

The town was first settled in 1250 by the Mon people.^[1] In 1753, during the Konbaung Dynasty, the area was supplanted by mostly Bamar people. The name Kyangin comes from its original Mon name ကျာကင်း (Krakeng) translating to mean either crocodile guard or crocodile tax-office.^[3]

The town was incorporated in 1780 (1150 Myanmar Era) and placed under the regional control of Thrarrawddy before becoming receiving its own myoza in 1829.^[1] In 1886, the municipal government of Kyangin was incorporated during British rule in Burma. In the 20th century, Kyangin was a steamship port due to its location on the Irrawaddy between the cities of Hinthada and Pyay^[3]

Demographics

Historical Population
Year	Kyangin	±%
1954	6,040	—
1983	13,984	+131.5%
2019	<19,504	—
2023	<19,823	—
Source: Census and GAD data

The 1954 census recorded 6,040 people in the town of Kyangin.^[3] In 1983, the town of Kyangin had 13,984 people.^[2]

The 2014 Myanmar census record 19,504 people living in the two towns of Kyangin Township- Kyangin and Batye.^[4] In 2019, the General Administration Department reported 19,823 total in the two towns. In 2023, the GAD reported that the two towns' population had shrunk to 19,209.

References

1 2 3 4 General Administration Department (March 2023). Kyangin Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကြံခင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kyangin Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
1 2 Immigration and Manpower Department (August 1987). Irrawaddy Division 1983 Census (Report). Ministry of Home and Religious Affairs.
1 2 3 မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း [Burmese Encyclopedia] (in Burmese). Vol. 2. p. 190-191.
↑ Department of Population (May 2017). The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Kyangin Township Report (Report) (in Burmese). Retrieved 24 March 2025.

v t e Ayeyarwady Region
Capital: Pathein
Hinthada District	Hinthada Township Lemyethna Township Zalun Township
Kyonpyaw District	Kyaunggon Township Kyonpyaw Township Yekyi Township Ngathaingchaung Subtownship
Labutta District	Labutta Township Pyinsalu Subtownship Mawlamyinegyun Township
Maubin District	Danubyu Township Maubin Township Nyaungdon Township Pantanaw Township
Myaungmya District	Einme Township Myaungmya Township Wakema Township
Myanaung District	Ingapu Township Kyangin Township Myanaung Township
Pathein District	Kangyidaunt Township Ngapudaw Township Hainggyikyun Subtownship Ngayokaung Subtownship Pathein Township Ngwesaung Subtownship Shwethaungyan Subtownship Thabaung Township Shwethaungyan Subtownship
Pyapon District	Bogale Township Dedaye Township Kyaiklat Township Pyapon Township Ahmar Subtownship
Towns	Pathein Ahmar Ahtaung Ahthoke Aingthapyu Bogale Chaungtha Danubyu Dedaye Einme Hainggyi Island Hinthada Htoogyi Ingapu Kanaung Kangyidaut Kyaiklat Kyangin Kyaunggon Kyonmangay Kyonpyaw Labutta Lemyethna Maubin Mawlamyinegyun Mazaligone Myan Aung Myaungmya Ngapudaw Ngathaingchaung Ngayokaung Ngwesaung Nyaungdon Pantanaw Pyapon Pyinsalu Shwelaung Thabaung Wakema Yekyi Zalun

18°20′07″N 95°14′22″E / 18.3353°N 95.2394°E / 18.3353; 95.2394

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