Pyapon
Town in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pyapon (Burmese: ဖျာပုံမြို့; Mon: ဖျာပုၚ်listenⓘ, /pʰja: paoŋ/) is a town and seat of Pyapon District as well as Pyapon Township in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a distributary of the Ayeyarwady River.[2] 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.[3] It has a population of approximately 65,601 in 2021.[1] 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.[4]
Pyapon
ဖျာပုံမြို့ | |
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Coordinates: 16°17′10″N 95°39′57″E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Ayeyarwady Region |
District | Pyapon District |
Township | Pyapon Township |
Area | |
• Total | 4.15 sq mi (10.75 km2) |
Elevation | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Population (2021) | 65,601[1] |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (Myanmar Standard Time) |
The natural beauty of Pyapon attracts tourists to cruise nearby backwaters where nearby mangroves are home to birds, crocodiles and, occasionally, dolphins.[5]