Minbu bustles with pilgrims

1 MARCH 2026

 

MINBU, located in Minbu District, Magway Region, is a peaceful and pleasant town in central Myanmar situated along the banks of the Ayeyawady River. As a key transportation hub with convenient road access, the town attracts many travellers. With numerous famous places to visit, it becomes especially lively during the pagoda festival season with the increasing number of visitors.

 

It covers an area of 164.273 square miles and lies 164 feet above sea level along the Ayeyawady River. Its stable and pleasant atmosphere, along with its well-developed transport network that allows easy and quick travel from one place to another, makes it an enjoyable destination for visitors from across the country.

 

It is surrounded by hills and mountains such as Phalanyon Hill, Singyan Hill, Thinganleik Hill, and Khwaykatat Hill, and creeks including Hsapwet Creek, Mone Creek, and Mann Creek. From the summit of Leik Hill and the platform of Setkeinte Pagoda, visitors can enjoy the picturesque views of valleys and natural landscapes.

 

The township municipality staff grow shady trees and flowers along the roadside. The Minbu District Highways Department carry out projects such as cutting back dangerous road bends and blind spots, constructing roadside drainage systems, and laying 24-foot-wide tar overlays. Moreover, Special Road Taskforce 11 expands the Minbu-Salin-Tanyaung-Seikphyu road (internal road of Minbu) from 30 feet to 48 feet in width and upgrades it with nylon asphalt surfacing.

 

Moreover, the sculptures and mural paintings of the Bagan and Kongbaung eras at Shwesettaw, Setkeinte, Shin Minbu Pagoda, Thamotta Giri Myazedi and Nagabwat Hill, Hmankin Yokeson Monastery, Thonehtat Yokeson Monastery, KanU Monastery and ShwetaungU Pagoda in Kywetae Village attract the visitors.

 

For possessing such famous pagodas and sites, and during the dry season of Taboung, the Mann Shwesettaw pagoda festival, the town is crowded with a large crowd of visitors, as the pilgrims visit there by express and private cars. — Zeya Naing (Shwe Kan Myay)/KTZH