Yegyi Township
Yekyi Township
ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် | |
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Entrance to De Pa Yone Pagoda, Yekyi | |
Location in Kyonpyaw district | |
| Coordinates: 17°20′40″N 95°07′14″E / 17.344564°N 95.120672°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Kyonpyaw District |
| Capital | Yekyi |
| Area | |
• Total | 488.51 sq mi (1,265.2 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 2,546 ft (776 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2023) | 211,016 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Yegyi Township (Burmese: ရေကြည်မြို့နယ်, officially romanized as Yekyi Township) is a township of Kyonpyaw District in north-central Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The Township has three towns- the principal town of Yekyi and the towns of Ahthoke, Ngathaingchaung. The western portion of the township are informally includes Ngathaingchaung Subtownship, an unofficial division used by the Township for statistical and administrative ease. The township as a whole borders Lemyethna Township of Hinthada District to the north, Gwa Township of Rakhine State to the northwest and Thabaung Township of Pathein District to the southwest. To its east and southeast, it borders the other two townships of Kyonpyaw District, Kyonpyaw Township and Kyaunggon Township.
The township has 1 subtownship, 3 towns with 16 total urban wards and 87 village tracts representing 523 villages. Its largest town is Ngathaingchaung.