Meiktila
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'''Meiktila''' is a town in [[Mandalay Division]], [[Myanmar]]; its population was 252,305 in 1901, and it is located at 20°53'N, 95°53' E. It is the seat of [[Meiktila District]].
It is situated on the banks of [[Lake Meiktila]], an ancient [[irrigation]] and drinking [[water reservoir]], and at the junction of the [[Bagan]]-[[Taunggyi]], [[Yangon]]-[[Mandalay]] and Meiktila-[[Myingyan]] highways.
Lake Meiktila is artificial, and according to [[Burmese legend]] was begun 2500 years ago by the grandfather of [[Gautama Buddha]]. It is 7 miles long, averages half a mile across, and covers an area of 3.5 sq. mile. [[Mone-Dai]] dam supplies water to the lake.
Meiktila also has a [[military]] [[airfield]] and it has been a strategic military base since [[British rule in Burma|colonial time]] because of its location at the [[junction]] of main [[highway]]s.
The town is home to the [[Meikhtila Education College]], [[Meikhtila Institute of Economics]] , [[Meikhtila Aerospace Engineering University]], [[Meikhtila Government Technical Collage]] and [[Meikhtila University]].
The town has five [[State High School]]. These are [[Royal No.1 State High School]], [[No.2 State High School]], [[Army No.3 State High School]], [[New Town No.4 State High School]], [[Shan De Air Base No.5 State High School]], [[Central Cannon Training Base No.6 State High School]]. [[Royal No.1 State High School]] is famous high school at town. The students from primary and middle schools are very competitive to get entrance to Royal High School.
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