Kyeintali
ကျိန္တလီမြို့
Town
Kyeintali
Sign seen upon entering Kyeintali from Yangon. The sign reads: "A warm welcome from Kyeintali."
Sign seen upon entering Kyeintali from Yangon. The sign reads: "A warm welcome from Kyeintali."
Kyeintali is located in Myanmar
Kyeintali
Kyeintali
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 18°00′22″N 94°29′24″E / 18.00611°N 94.49000°E / 18.00611; 94.49000
Country Myanmar
State Rakhine State
TownshipGwa
Population
 (2014)
 • Town23,581[1]
 • Urban
5,878
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MMT)
Postal code
07182

Kyeintali (Burmese: ကျိန္တလီ) is a town located in Gwa Township of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma).

Local area

The area in and around Kyeintali contains beaches, plains and mountains. Markets are also present in many places. The area is mainly populated by the Rakhine people.

Kyeintali is a 40 km bus or taxi ride south of Ngapali Beach, or a long bus ride from Yangon.[2]

Natural resources

Macrognathus pavo A species included in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Macrognathus pavo ,is only known from Kyeintali Chaung (stream) in the Rakhine Yoma, Myanmar. It only known from the headwaters of the type locality stream, and is likely restricted to that basin. Macrognathus pavo was described in 2010 and further information is required on the species habitat and ecology, as well as population and distribution. It is currently assessed as Data Deficient.[3][4]

Kyeintali River Bridge

Kyeintali River Bridge

Jan. 1: The K 58.7 million Kyeintali River Bridge on the Thandwe-Gwa Road in Rakhine State was inaugurated by Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Lt-Gen. Maung Thint and SLORC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen. Khin Nyunt. (NLM 1/2)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Myanmar". Ministry of Immigration and Population (Myanmar) (in Burmese). 2014-03-29. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kyeintali - Myanmar Travel". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Macrognathus pavo: Britz, R." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T174506A7081279.en.
  4. ↑ "Three new species of spiny eels identified". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. ↑ http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/95-01.txt

18°00′22″N 94°29′24″E / 18.00611°N 94.49000°E / 18.00611; 94.49000


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