Myingyan (Burmese: မြင်းခြံ; MLCTS: mrang:hkram, [mjɪ́ɰ̃d͡ʑàɰ̃]) is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma.
The ordinary crops are millet, sesame, cotton, maize, rice and a great variety of peas and beans.
Myingyan is the head of the branch railway to Thazi and the main line between Yangon and Mandalay.
Clashes broke out in and around the town in August 2024 between Myanmar's military junta and the People's Defense Force, during the country's ongoing civil war.
[1] Myingyan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) as the city lies in the rain shadow of the Arakan Mountains which dry the monsoon rains as they descend into the central Irrawaddy Basin.