town, central Myanmar (Burma). It is a port on the Irrawaddy River and an important cotton-trading centre, at the head of a branch railway to Thazi and the main line between Yangon (Rangoon) and Mandalay. Myingyan has a cotton ginning and spinning mill. There is a hydroelectric plant nearby and a model village at Pyawbwelay to the northeast. Pop. (1983) 77,060.