Yenangyaung (English spelling)

Japanese: イェナンジャウン（英語表記）Yenangyaung

A town in central Myanmar, 46km north of Magway on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River. Population 26,000 (1966). Known as an oil producing area since the dynasty era, during the British colonial period the British-funded Burma Oil Company had a monopoly on oil mining. After independence it became a joint venture with the Burmese government, and was nationalized in 1963. A forest of steel derricks for oil wells stands on a hill about 5km from the town. As reserves have been depleted, the main focus of oil mining has shifted to Man on the opposite bank. [Ohno Toru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ミャンマー中部，イラワジ川東岸，マグエーの北46kmにある町。人口2万6000(1966)。王朝時代から石油の産地として知られ，英領時代にはイギリス資本のビルマ石油会社が採掘を独占していた。独立後ビルマ政府との合弁となり，1963年国有化された。市街から5kmほど離れた丘を中心に，油井用の鉄骨のやぐらが林立している。埋蔵量の枯渇に伴い，採掘の主力は対岸のマンに移っている。【大野徹】

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