Chauk

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Chauk
ချောက်
Town
Chauk

Location in Myanmar (Burma)

Coordinates: 20°53′N 94°49′E / 20.883°N 94.817°E / 20.883; 94.817Coordinates: 20°53′N 94°49′E / 20.883°N 94.817°E / 20.883; 94.817
Country  Myanmar
Division Magway Region
District Magway District
Township Chauk Township
Population
 • Total 180,000
Time zone MMT (UTC+6.30)

Chauk (Burmese: ချောက်) is a town and river port in Magway Region, north-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River. It is located across the river from Seikphyu (ဆိပ္ျဖဴ) and is connected by a bridge.[1][2]

History

In 1902, the Chauk-Lonywa oil field was discovered near Chauk, which is presently a major source of income for the town.

On January 2, 2014, Singapore’s Interra Resources announced that its jointly controlled entity, Goldpetrol Joint Operating Company Inc., had commenced drilling development well CHK 1177 in the Chauk oil field in Myanmar.[3]

On 24 August 2016, the Chauk area was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, resulting in 3 deaths and the damaging of several nearby ancient temples.[4][5][6]

Economy

A refinery was built in Chauk for the Chauk-Lonywa oil field that also processes crude oil that comes down a pipeline from Yenangyaung.[7] The Chauk field was still producing natural gas as of 1995.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. ↑ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  3. ↑ "Interra starts drilling in Myanmar's Chauk field". Oil Patch Asia. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/24/world/asia/ap-as-myanmar-earthquake.html?ref=world
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/768402632058757120
  6. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/europe/italy-earthquake-live-blog/index.html
  7. 1 2 Bečka, Jan (1995) "Chauk" Historical Dictionary of Myanmar Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, p. 58, ISBN 0-8108-2840-5


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