Ann District
Ann Township
Ann District အမ်းမြို့နယ် အမ်းခရိုင် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Rakhine State | |
| Coordinates: 19°51′N 94°00′E / 19.850°N 94.000°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Rakhine State |
| District | Ann District |
| Capital | Ann |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,316.88 sq mi (6,000.7 km2) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 124,137 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Ann Township (Burmese: အမ်းမြို့နယ်) is the only township in Ann District (Burmese: အမ်းခရိုင်), central Rakhine State, Myanmar. The principal town and district capital is Ann. Founded in 1333 AD in King Min Hti.
Demographics
[edit]The township and district contains two towns, the capital Ann and the town of Tattaung, comprising 7 urban wards. It also contains 29 village tracts that group 242 villages together. The township had a total of 124,137 people in 2023. The majority of the township are Buddhists and of the Arakanese ethnic group.[1]
History
[edit]In the year 1327, the Pinya Kingdom and Shan kingdoms attacked Ramree Island and carried away number of inhabitants. In retaliation, Min Hti of Mrauk-U ordered his army to cross the Arakan Mountains to raid and annex Thayet, capturing the governor of Thayet and bringing his family back. On the return from this campaign, Min Hti founded the town of Ann, lying below the Arakan Mountains in 1334/1335, as a stopover in the passage through the Arakan Mountains leading to Minbu.[2]
Hla Maung Tin, an elected Rakhine State Hluttaw Member of Ann Township representing Union Solidarity and Development Party in 2010 election, served as the 1st Rakhine State Chief Minister from 2011 to June 2014.[3]
Ann's location is strategically important as the link between Rakhine and Magway via the Minbu-Ann road through the Arakan Mountains and as a gateway preventing AA from attacking southern Rakhine State.[4] Ann is also the headquarters of the Myanmar Army's Western Regional Military Command. In late December 2024, the Arakan Army captured the town and its command headquarters during the Battle of Ann as part of the broader Rakhine offensive beginning in November 2023.[5]
Economy
[edit]"Ann Creek" Hydropower Project is being implemented by the Ministry of Electric Power No. 1 on Ann Creek, 3.5 miles northeast to Ann. The project can generate 44 million kilowatt hours yearly when it is finished.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b General Administration Department (March 2023). Ann Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya အမ်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Ann Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Burma Gazetteer: Akyab District Vol A". p. 23.
- ^ "Rakhine State Chief Minister resigns". www.mizzima.com. Mratt Kyaw Thu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Arakan Army Attacks Myanmar Junta's Rakhine Power Base". The Irrawaddy. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024.
- ^ Jonathan (21 December 2024). "AA's Capture of Western Command Headlines International News".
- ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/109newsn.pdf[permanent dead link] Page 10 Column 3
External links
[edit]- "Ann Township - Rakhine State"[permanent dead link] map ID: MIMU154v01, creation date: 16 August 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Capital: Sittwe | ||
| Ann District |   | |
| Kyaukpyu District | ||
| Maungdaw District | ||
| Sittwe District | ||
| Taungup District | ||
| Thandwe District | ||
| Mrauk-U District | ||
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