Editing Ayeyarwady Region

{{Short description|Region of Myanmar}}
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'''Ayeyarwady Region''' ({{langx|my|ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး}} {{IPA|my|ʔèjàwədì táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí|}}, {{langx|ksw|ထံထၣ်စွ့}}, {{langx|pwo|ထံၫထၪကျိၩ့}}; formerly '''Ayeyarwady Division''' and '''Irrawaddy Division''') is a [[administrative divisions of Myanmar|region]] of [[Myanmar]], occupying the delta region of the [[Ayeyarwady River]] (Irrawaddy River). It is bordered by the [[Rakhine State]] to the northwest, the [[Bago Region]] to the north, Bago Region and [[Yangon Region]] to the east, and the [[Bay of Bengal]] to the south and west.

The region lies between approximately latitude 15° 40' and 18° 30' north and between longitude 94° 15' and 96° 15' east. It has an area of {{convert|13566|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}. The estimated 2022 population is more than 6.5 million. According to the 2014 Burmese National Census the population of the Ayeyarwady Region was 6,184,829, making it the second most populous of Burma's states and regions after Yangon Region.

Ayeyarwady Region is flanked by the [[Arakan Yoma|Rakhine Yoma]] (Arakan Mountains) range in the west.  Large areas have been cleared for paddy cultivation, leading to its preeminent position as the main rice producer in the country, a position it has retained into the 21st century. It has also a number of lakes. Of the rivers branching out from the mighty [[Ayeyarwady River|Ayeyarwady]], [[Ngawun River|Ngawun]], [[Pathein River|Pathein]] and [[Toe River|Toe]] are famous.

The capital city of Ayeyarwady Region is [[Pathein]]. [[Chaungtha Beach]] and [[Ngwesaung Beach]] are popular resorts for both foreigners and the Burmese. They are in the west of the Ayeyarwady Region, an hour from [[Pathein]] city and four hours from [[Yangon]] city by road.

== History ==
The Ayeyarwady delta region was Historically part of the [[Mon (ethnic group)|Mon]] kingdoms like the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom]]. This area fell under Burmese (and occasional [[Arakan|Arakanese]] and Mon) rule from the 11th century AD onwards. Its subsequent history mirrors that of the rest of lower Burma.

An ancient overland pre-[[Tang dynasty|Tang]] trade route from [[Sichuan]] (modern [[Yunnan Province]]) to [[Bengal]] passed through Ayeyarwady.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schafer |first1=Edward H. |title=The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of Tang Exotics |date=1963 |publisher=University of California Press |page=14 |isbn=978-0-520-05462-2}}</ref>

=== Cyclone Nargis ===
{{Main|Cyclone Nargis}}
[[Image:Cyclone Nargis flooding before-and-after.jpg|thumb|Satellite photography of the [[Irrawaddy Delta]] before (top) and after (bottom) Nargis hit the area.]]
Ayeyarwady Region was the site of heavy devastation when [[Cyclone Nargis]] made landfall in early May [[2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season|2008]]. The [[cyclone]] made landfall on the town of Wagon near Haigyi Island.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/2000s/cyclonenargis/ |title=2008- Cyclone Nargis |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Hurricanes: Science and Society |publisher=The University of Rhode Island |access-date=March 5, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307215012/http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/2000s/cyclonenargis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Labutta Township]] was most heavily struck with around 80,000 deaths. The cyclone's path devastated the low-lying [[Irrawaddy Delta|delta]] regions going through south-central Ayeyarwady Region and [[Bogale]] before entering neighbouring Yangon Region. Nargis was the most expensive tropical cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean at the time, costing $12 billion in aid.<ref name="TorontoStar0519">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/427381|title=Asian bloc to handle Burma aid|date=19 May 2008|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=19 May 2008|archive-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331095752/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2008/05/19/asian_bloc_to_handle_burma_aid.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Burma's state-controlled news media reported that Nargis left more than 66,000 people dead or missing after it struck the Irrawaddy Delta region May 2, unleashing torrential rains, 120&nbsp;mph sustained winds and a {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=on}} [[storm surge]]. Foreign relief officials and diplomats said the death toll could exceed 100,000,<ref>{{cite web |title=Burma to Allow 160 Asian Aid Workers |website=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208171111/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051400506.html |archive-date=2020-12-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051400506.html}}</ref> making it the worst [[natural disaster]] in the recorded history of Myanmar.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23664740-12377,00.html "80,000 dead in one Burma province"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417224611/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23664740-12377,00.html |date=17 April 2009 }}, ''[[The Australian]]'', 9 May 2008</ref> The final death toll was at least 146,000 with 90,000 confirmed dead and 56,000 or more missing.<ref name="CNN June 8">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/myanmar.bodies.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText |title=Myanmar cyclone dead will 'never' be identified |date=8 June 2008 |access-date=1 July 2008 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612144607/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/myanmar.bodies.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText |archive-date=12 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Administrative divisions==
[[File:Aya Region District Map.svg|thumb|8 districts of Ayeyarwady]]
Ayeyarwady Region consists of eight districts:
* [[Pathein District]]
* [[Kyonpyaw District]]
* [[Hinthada District]]
* [[Labutta District]]
* [[Maubin District]]
* [[Myanaung District]]
* [[Myaungmya District]]
* [[Pyapon District]]

Labutta District was formed in August 2008, three months after [[Cyclone Nargis]] hit the region. Kyonpyaw District and Myanaung District are the newest districts, formed in 2019 in the lead up to the [[2020 Myanmar general election|2020 Elections]]

[[Pathein]] is the capital city and capital. The region consists of 26 townships and 29 cities. In the townships there are 219 wards, 1912 village groups and 11651 villages.

==Government==

===Executive===
[[Ayeyarwady Region Government]]{{expand section|date=July 2015}}

===Legislature===
{{See also|Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw}}
{{expand section|date=July 2015}}

===Judiciary===
[[Ayeyarwady Region High Court]]{{expand section|date=July 2019}}
== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
|footnote    = 
|source      = 2014 Myanmar Census<ref name="census-2014"/>
|1973 | 4,156,673
|1983 | 4,994,061
|2014 | 6,184,829
|2024 | 6,330,000
}}

In 2014, Ayeywarwady Region had a population of 6.18 million. [[Burmese language|Burmese]] is the ''lingua franca''. The majority of the people are [[Buddhist]], with small minorities of [[Christians]], [[Muslims]], [[Hinduism|Hindus]] and [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼís]].[[File:Population_of_Ayeyarwaddy_Region_by_township_as_of_2014.jpg|thumb|Population of each township as of 2014]]

=== Ethnic makeup ===
{{Bar box|width=300px|barwidth=250px|float=right|title=Ethnic composition of Ayeyarwady Region|left1=Ethnic group|right1=Percentage|bars={{bar percent|Bamar|#ee82ee|76.7}}
{{bar percent|Karen|#3cb371|21.5}}
{{bar percent|Other|#556b2f|1.8}}|caption=Source: 2019 [[General Administration Department|GAD]] township reports}}The Bamar 4,873,027 (76.98%) make up the majority of the region's population, while the Karen 1,426,973 (22.5%) form a significant minority. A small minority of  [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]] (0.47%) live in western coastal regions. 

After the 2014 [[Census in Myanmar]], the Burmese government indefinitely withheld release of detailed ethnicity data, citing concerns around political and social concerns surrounding the issue of ethnicity in Myanmar.<ref name=":7">{{cite book |last1=Jap |first1=Jangai |url=https://doi.org/10.31752/idea.2022.57 |title=Deciphering Myanmar's Ethnic Landscape: A Brief Historical and Ethnic Description of Myanmar's Administrative Units |last2=Courtin |first2=Constant |date=2022-11-22 |publisher=International IDEA |isbn=978-91-7671-577-2 |doi=10.31752/idea.2022.57}}</ref><ref name=":72">{{cite book |last1=Jap |first1=Jangai |url=https://doi.org/10.31752/idea.2022.57 |title=Deciphering Myanmar's Ethnic Landscape: A Brief Historical and Ethnic Description of Myanmar's Administrative Units |last2=Courtin |first2=Constant |date=2022-11-22 |publisher=International IDEA |isbn=978-91-7671-577-2 |doi=10.31752/idea.2022.57}}</ref> In 2022, researchers published an analysis of the [[General Administration Department]]'s nationwide 2018-2019 township reports to tabulate the ethnic makeup of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PoneYate ethnic population dashboard |url=https://www.ponyate.org/ethnic-population-dashboard-740399e}}</ref><ref name=":73">{{cite book |last1=Jap |first1=Jangai |url=https://doi.org/10.31752/idea.2022.57 |title=Deciphering Myanmar's Ethnic Landscape: A Brief Historical and Ethnic Description of Myanmar's Administrative Units |last2=Courtin |first2=Constant |date=2022-11-22 |publisher=International IDEA |isbn=978-91-7671-577-2 |doi=10.31752/idea.2022.57}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
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According to the [[2014 Myanmar Census]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] make up 92.2% of Ayeyawady Region's population, forming the largest religious community there.<ref name="TUR2">{{cite book |author= |url=https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf |title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C |date=July 2016 |publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population |pages=12–15 |access-date=2021-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128025124/https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf |archive-date=2021-01-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Minority religious communities include [[Christianity|Christians]] (6.3%), [[Islam|Muslims]] (1.4%), and [[Hinduism|Hindus]] (0.1%) who collectively comprise the remainder of Ayeyawady Region's population.<ref name="TUR2" /> 0.1% of the population listed no religion, other religions, or were otherwise not enumerated.<ref name="TUR2" />

According to the [[State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee]]'s 2016 statistics, 42,494 Buddhist monks were registered in Ayeyawady Region, comprising 7.9% of Myanmar's total [[Sangha]] membership, which includes both novice [[samanera]] and fully-ordained bhikkhu.<ref name="mahana">{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=The Account of Wazo Monks and Nuns in 1377 (2016 year) |url=http://www.mahana.org.mm/en/religious-affairs/the-account-of-wazo-monks-and-nuns-in-1377-2016-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127201644/http://www.mahana.org.mm/en/religious-affairs/the-account-of-wazo-monks-and-nuns-in-1377-2016-year/ |archive-date=2021-01-27 |access-date=2021-01-19 |website=[[State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The majority of monks belong to the [[Thudhamma Nikaya]] (80.1%), followed by [[Shwegyin Nikaya]] (8.3%), with the remainder of monks belonging to other small [[Nikāya|monastic orders]].<ref name="mahana" /> 5,520 [[thilashin]] were registered in Ayeyawady Region, comprising 9.1% of Myanmar's total thilashin community.<ref name="mahana" />

== Economy ==
[[File:ChaungThaBeach.JPG|thumb|180px|Chaungtha Beach is an important tourist destination in Ayeyarwady Region.]]
Ayeyarwady Region is heavily forested and wood products are an important component of the economy. The principal crop of Ayeyarwady Region is [[rice]], and the region is called the "granary of Burma".  In addition to rice, other crops include [[maize]], [[sesame]], [[peanut|groundnut]], [[sunflower]], [[beans]], [[pulses]], and [[jute]]. Fishery is also important; Ayeyarwady Region produces fish, [[prawn]], fish-paste, dry fish, dry prawn, and fish sauce.

Despite the importance of agriculture to the region, landlessness is high in rural households. Most farms are small; nearly half are under 5 acres. Rice paddy agriculture is dominant during the [[monsoon]] but irrigation is limited, especially in smaller farms, during the dry season. Seeds are sourced from own reserves rather than from specialized traders. Yields from farms average 3.3 tons per hectare, lower than other Asian countries.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cho |first1=Ame |last2=Belton |first2=Ben |last3=Boughton |first3=Duncan |date=August 2017 |title=Crop Production and Profitability in Ayeyarwady and Yangon |url=https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/crop-production-and-profitability-in-ayeyarwady-and-yangon |url-status=live |journal=Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy |issue=66 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108154154/https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/crop-production-and-profitability-in-ayeyarwady-and-yangon |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>

Ayeyarwady Region also has considerable tourist potential. The city of [[Pathein]] has numerous historic sights and temples. Outside Pathein are the beach resorts of Chaungtha Beach and the lake resort of Inye Lake. Inye lake is located in [[Kyonpyaw]] township, {{convert|59|mi|km}} north east of Pathein. Inye lake is also well known for fishery, as the major supplier of fresh water fish. Chaungtha is located in Pathein township. However, hotel and transportation [[infrastructure]] is still very poorly developed.

== Transport ==
Ayeyarwady Region is served by [[Pathein Airport]].

=== Bridges ===
*Bo Myat Tun Bridge (Nyaungdon)
*Daydalu Bridge (Pyapon)
*[[Dedaye Bridge]] ([[Kungyangon Township]] in [[Yangon Region]] and [[Dedaye Township]] in [[Ayeyawady Region]])
*Gonnhindan Bridge
*Kanyin Bridge (Mezaligone)
*Khattiya Bridge (Maubin)
*Kyauk Chaung Gyi Bridge (Pathein)
*[[Kyungon Bridge]]
*Labutta Bridge
*Maubin Bridge (Maubin)
*Maung Bi Wa Bridge (Pathein)
*Mayan Ngu Bridge (Myaungmya)
*Myaungmya Bridge (Myaungmya)
*Natchaung Bridge (Bogalay)
*Nga Wun Bridge (Myokwin)(Ingapu)
*Ngathaingchaung Bridge
*Pinlelay Bridge
*Seikma Bridge (Bogalay)
*Shwelaung Bridge
*[[Thegon Bridge]] (Kyaunggon Township and Kangyidaunk Township)
*Uto Bridge
*Wakema Bridge

== Education ==
{{See also|List of universities in Ayeyarwady Division}}

Educational opportunities in Myanmar are extremely limited outside the main cities of [[Yangon]] and [[Mandalay]]. According to official statistics, less than 10% of primary school students in the division reach high school.<ref name=cso-edu>{{cite web|url=http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s1701.htm |title=Education statistics by level and by State and Division |access-date=2009-04-09 |publisher=Myanmar Central Statistical Organization |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710204307/http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s1701.htm |archive-date=2011-07-10 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!width="100"|AY 2002–2003
!width="100"|Primary
!width="100"|Middle
!width="100"|High
|-
| Schools
| 5623
| 270
| 102
|-
| Teachers
| 17,600
| 5700
| 1800
|-
| Students
| 708,000
| 181,000
| 61,000
|}

[[Pathein University]] is the main university in the state, and until recently the only four-year university in the state. In recent years, the [[State Peace and Development Council|military government]], which closed down universities and colleges in the 1990s to quell student unrest, has "upgraded" former colleges and two-year institutes. The government now requires that students attend their local universities and colleges, such as [[Hinthada University]] and [[Maubin University]].

== Health care ==
The general state of health care in Myanmar is poor. The military government spends anywhere from 0.5% to 3% of the country's GDP on health care, consistently ranking among the lowest in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=108&subsecID=900003&contentID=254167 |title=PPI: Almost Half of All World Health Spending is in the United States |date=2007-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427103224/http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=108&subsecID=900003&contentID=254167 |archive-date=2011-04-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/06/28_Burma.shtml | title=Burma junta faulted for rampant diseases | date=2007-06-28 | author=Yasmin Anwar | publisher=UC Berkeley News | access-date=2009-04-18 | archive-date=2012-07-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702123259/http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/06/28_Burma.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref> Although health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for medicine and treatment, even in public clinics and hospitals. Public hospitals lack many of the basic facilities and equipment. Moreover, the health care infrastructure outside of Yangon and Mandalay is extremely poor. For example, in 2003, Ayeyarwady Region had less than a quarter of hospital beds than Yangon Region although Ayeyarwady Region had a slightly greater population.<ref name=cso-hosp>{{cite web|url=http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s0413.htm |title=Hospitals and Dispensaries by State and Division |access-date=2009-04-11 |publisher=Myanmar Central Statistical Organization |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929022532/http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s0413.htm |archive-date=2011-09-29 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
!width="300"|2002–2003
!width="100"|# Hospitals
!width="100"|# Beds
|-
| Specialist hospitals
| 0
| 0
|-
| General hospitals with specialist services
| 2
| 450
|-
| General hospitals
| 24
| 910
|-
| Health clinics
| 45
| 720
|- class="sortbottom"
| '''Total'''
| '''71'''
| '''2080'''
|}

== References ==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = {{flag|Ayeyarwady Region}}
|North     = {{flag|Bago Region}}
|Northeast = 
|East      = {{flag|Yangon Region}}
|Southeast = 
|South     = ''[[Andaman Sea]]''
|Southwest = 
|West      = ''[[Bay of Bengal]]''
|Northwest = {{flag|Rakhine State}}
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{{Townships of Ayeyawady Division}}
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}}
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