Hinthada is a city located on the Irrawaddy River in Ayeyarwady Region, Burma (Myanmar). In the 1983 census the city itself had a population of 82,005. By 2010 it had grown to 170,312. The trade of locally grown rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 and grain

Cereal

Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...

 goes through the port of Hinthada.

History

Historically, Hinthada was occupied by the Mon people (Talaings)

Mon people

The Mon are an ethnic group from Burma , living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, the Irrawaddy Delta, and along the southern Thai–Burmese border. One of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, the Mon were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Thailand...

, and was part of the Pagan Empire

Pagan Kingdom

The Pagan Kingdom or Pagan Dynasty was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute the modern-day Burma...

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Education

The city is home to University of Computer Studies, Hinthada and Hinthada University and Technological University, Hinthada

Technological University, Hinthada

The Technological University started as Technical High School on the August 1, 1977. It was located in south of Tar Ngar Sge Quarter, Hinthada Township, Hinthada District, Ayeyarwady Division. It was again up to Government Technological College...

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People

Hinthada is the hometown of Burmese actor Kawleikgyin Ne Win

Kawleikgyin Ne Win

Kawleikgyin Ne Win was a two-time Burmese Academy Award winning Burmese film actor and director. Born Ne Win, he was given his famous moniker after his successful debut film, Kawleikgyin , so as not to be confused with the late Burmese strongman of the same name, Gen...

 and Burmese novelist Pho Kyar, as well as the birthplace of the American diplomat Ernest B. Price

Ernest B. Price

Ernest Batson Price was an American diplomat, university professor, military officer, and businessman...

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External links

• "Hinthata Organization", in Burmese