Pyapon

Pyapon (Burmese: ဖျာပုံမြို့; Mon: ဖျာ ပုၚ်, [phya pɜŋ]) is a town and seat of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a tributary of the Ayeyarwady River.[1] It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) inland from the Andaman Sea, about 75 miles (121 km) south of the previous capital, Yangon.[2] It has a population of approximately 300,000 in 2006 . It serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens.[3]

Pyapon

ဖျာပုံမြို့
Town
Pyapon
Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°17′10″N 95°39′57″E
Country Myanmar
StateAyeyarwady Region
DistrictPyapon District
TownshipPyapon Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (Myanmar Standard Time)
ဍုၚ်ဖျာပုၚ်

References
  1. "News Myanmar Times Magway Win Maung".
  2. "News DVB 18 April 2018".
  3. Ayeyarwady Region Education Office Pyapon Township Local Information
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