Indawgyi Lake
| Indawgyi Lake (အင်းတော်ကြီး) | |
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Natural causeway to the island pagoda
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| Location | Kachin State |
| Coordinates | 25°8′N 96°20′E / 25.133°N 96.333°ECoordinates: 25°8′N 96°20′E / 25.133°N 96.333°E |
| Basin countries | Myanmar |
| Max. length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Max. width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
Indawgyi Lake (Burmese: အင်းတော်ကြီး; MLCTS: ang: dau kri: [ʔɪ́ɴdɔ̀dʒḭ́]) is one of the largest inland lakes in Southeast Asia. It is located in Mohnyin Township in the Kachin State of Myanmar. The lake measures 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east to west, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north to south. There are over 20 villages around the lake. The predominant ethnic groups living in the surroundings of the lake are the Shan and the Kachin, who mainly practice agriculture. It is 546 feet (166 m) above the sea level. it is the main part of the Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary.
it has the vertical width of 14 miles (23 km), the horizontal width of seven miles and the area of 100 square miles (260 km2). there are 11 village-tracts, 36 villages around the lake; 13 villages are on the bank of the lake.
Indawgyi Lake is within the confines of Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1999 by the Ministry of Ecotourism. The sanctuary, which encompasses 780 km2 (300 sq mi), contains a variety of animal species, including rare mammals and birds.
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