22.04.2561 Sagaing is the capital of Sagaing Region (formerly Sagaing Division).
Sagaing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sagaing စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့ City The Yadanabon Bridge on the Irrawaddy Sagaing Location in Burma Coordinates: 21°52′56″N 95°58′43″E Coordinates : 21°52′56″N 95°58′43″E Country Myanmar Division Sagaing Region Population (2011) 69,917 • Religions Buddhism Time zone MST ( UTC+6.30 ) Sagaing ( Burmese : စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့ ; MLCTS : cac kuing: mrui ) is the capital of Sagaing Region (formerly Sagaing Division). Located on the Irrawaddy River , 20 km to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river, Sagaing, with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic centre. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river. The central pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, is connected by a set of covered staircases that run up the 240 m hill. Sagaing was the capital of Sagaing Kingdom (1315–1364), one of the m
