Lemyethna Township: History
During the conquest of Hanthawaddy by King Alaungpaya, the Konbaung troops discovered a stupa with four gates pointing in the cardinal directions originally constructed by Binnya Dala. The Burmese named it Lemyethna (literally, Four Faces) Pagoda. In 1891, Lemyethna Townshipwas moved to out of Henzada District, before being returned to the district in 1901, where it remains to this day. On 15 September 1993, due to the increased usage of Ngawun River for transportation, the village around this area grew in size before becoming officially designated as a town in 1998 by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
However, there are records of the township's existence as early as 1903 when the British commissioner received a petition against a myo-ok (town administrator) for alleged tax evasion.