Pyin Oo Lwin

Division

Pyin U Lwin ( Maymyo formerly ) is a town in the Mandalay Division of Myanmar, 67 kilometers east of Mandalay, at an altitude of 1070 m. The estimated population in 2006 was 120 149.

History

The British Colonel May erected after the 3rd British - Burmese War of 1885 in Pyin U Lwin village a garrison town. It was " Maystadt " ( " Maymyo ") after the Burmese word myo for " city ". The city has a cool climate and was used by the British until the Second World War as a summer residence. After the military coup of 1988, the city was changed back to Pyin U Lwin.

After the independence of Burma 's army founded in Maymyo the Military Academy Defence Services Academy (DSA). The furnished by the British National Botanical Garden Kandawgyi Gardens, the Clock Tower and the peculiar horse-drawn carriages, which are not typical of Burma are also known.

In June 2006, construction began on the IT center Yadanabon Information and Communication Technology Park, also known as Yadanabon Cyber ​​City or Yadanabon called Teleport. On the good 40 km ² (10,000 acres) of grounds in Yadanabon Myothit Pyin U Lwin is far from staff inden the development and production of hardware and software. The center was opened on 14 December 2007.

Education

• Pyin U Lwin Technical University
• Defence Services Academy ( DSA)
• Defence Services Institute of Technology ( DSIT )
• Government Technical Institute GTI ( Pyin Oo Lwin )