Yesagyo Township (Yaesagyo Township) is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of central Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.
The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway.
Borders Yesagyo is the easternmost township of Magway Region. The Chindwin River and then the Irradwaddy form the eastern boundary of the township except for a small area on the eastern side of the Chindwin directly across from the town of Yesagyo,"Magway Division, Myanmar" map ID: MIMU270v01, creation date:15 Jul 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) which area was formerly an island in the Chindwin."Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-12, Myingyin" U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960 Yesagyo Township is bounded by the following townships:"Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) Salingyi Township, Sagaing region, to the north; Chaung-U Township and Myaung Township of Sagaing Region, to the northeast; Myingyan Township and Taungtha Township of Mandalay Region to the southeast; Pakokku Township to the southwest; and Myaing Township to the west.
Sights The wooden Pakhangyi Monastery on brick foundations was constructed by King Mindon in 1886 and restored in 1992."Pakhangyi monastery" Asterism Travels & Tours - Myanmar In 1992 the Pakhangyi Archaeological Museum was opened there. In 1996 Burma applied for World Heritage Site status for the site."Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (04/10/1996)" Tentative Lists UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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External links "Yesagyo Township - Magway Division" map ID: MIMU154v01, creation date: 5 June 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) "Yesagyo Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer