Mekkhaya

Mekkhaya မက္ခရာ
21°0′0″N 96°4′0″E / 21.00000°N 96.06667°E / 21.00000; 96.06667
Country	MM
Region	Mandalay Region
District	Kyaukse District
Township	Mekkhaya
Founded	c. 13th century
Population
• Ethnicities	Bamar (Burman)
• Religions	Theravada Buddhism
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Area code(s)	2 (mobile: 69, 90)[1]

Mekkhaya (Burmese: မက္ခရာ; also spelled Mekkara) is a small town just south of Mandalay, Myanmar. It was a co-capital of the Myinsaing Regency from 1297 to 1313.

Notable people

• Yazathingyan: one of the cofounders of Myinsaing Regency
• Prince of Mekkhaya: 19th-century prince who tried to educational and administrative reforms during the reign of King Mindon

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Mandalay Region

Capital: Mandalay

Kyaukse District

• Kyaukse Township
• Myittha Township
• Sintgaing Township
• Tada-U Township

Mandalay District

• Amarapura Township
• Aungmyethazan Township
• Chanayethazan Township
• Chanmyathazi Township
• Maha Aungmye Township
• Patheingyi Township
• Pyigyidagun Township

Meiktila District

• Mahlaing Township
• Meiktila Township
• Thazi Township
• Wundwin Township

Myingyan District

• Myingyan Township
• Natogyi Township
• Ngazun Township
• Taungtha Township

Nyaung-U District

• Kyaukpadaung Township
• Nyaung-U Township

Pyinoolwin District

• Madaya Township
• Mogok Township
• Pyinoolwin Township
• Singu Township
• Thabeikkyin Township

Yamethin District

• Pyawbwe Township
• Yamethin Township

Main cities and towns

• Amarapura
• Bagan
• Inwa
• Kyaukpadaung
• Kyaukse
• Madaya
• Mahlaing
• Mandalay
• Meiktila
• Mogok
• Myingyan
• Myitnge
• Myittha
• Natogyi
• Nganzun
• Nyaung-U
• Pyawbwe
• Pyinoolwin
• Tagaung
• Thabeikkyin
• Sintgaing
• Tada-U
• Taungtha
• Singu
• Thazi
• Wundwin
• Yamethin

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