Henzada

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Henzada (also Hinthada) is a city in southwestern Myanmar (formerly Burma), in the Ayeyarwady Division (historically in Pegu, before being annexed by Burma in 1753) and is on the Ayeyarwady River. In 1983 the greater city area had a population of 311,336.[citation needed]

The city has a port which is important in the trade of locally grown rice and grain. The city is home to Hinthada University.