Zalun

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Zalun (Burmese: ဇလွန်မြို့) is a town in Hinthada District in Ayeyawady Region in Myanmar and the principal town of Zalun Township. Zalun is located on the west bank of the Irrawaddy River and is subdivided into five wards. The main town area is in north Lammadaw ward and Nyaunbin Zay ward. Santan and South Lammadaw make up the other popualted wards with the last ward- Kanna Ward- stretching along the river primarily consisting of warehousing, commercial and industrial uses.^[1]

Key Information

Lemyethna လေးမျက်နှာမြို့
Town
Lemyethna Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 17°28′19″N 95°33′8″E / 17.47194°N 95.55222°E / 17.47194; 95.55222
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady Region
District	Hinthada District
Township	Zalun Township
Area
• Total	4.63 sq mi (12.0 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	21,947
• Density	4,740/sq mi (1,830/km2)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)
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A well-known religious site in Zalun is the Pyitawpyan Pagoda [my] (Burmese: ပြည်တော်ပြန်ဘုရားကြီး), which houses an old Buddha image created by Sanda Thuriya of Dhanyawadi in Arakan. During the Konbaung dynasty's conquest of Arakan, the image was taken to the royal capital. During colonial times the image was looted, along with other religious and valuable artefacts and taken to Bombay, but was returned in 1859 to Burma, were the boat transporting it was lost after some flooding on the river. The image was being recovered near Zalun, on a sandbank and taken by locals to the pagoda, which was renamed Pyitawpyan meaning "return to the kingdom".^[2] Other important sites in Zalun include Buddha Andaw, and U Thila Stupa.