Kyaukmyaung (Sagaing)

Kyaukmyaung
Town
Kyaukmyaung is located in Myanmar
Kyaukmyaung
Kyaukmyaung
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°35′0″N 95°57′0″E / 22.58333°N 95.95000°E / 22.58333; 95.95000
Country Myanmar
Division Sagaing
Population
 (2015)
15,000
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Kyaukmyaung is a town in Sagaing Division, Myanmar. It is situated 46 miles north of Mandalay on the west bank of the River Irrawaddy, and 17 miles east of Shwebo by road.[1][2] It marks the end of the third defile of the Irrawaddy.[3]

Kyaukmyaung is a pottery village where the majority of the 15,000 residents who live there participate in the San Oh, or pottery, industry in some way. Kyaukmyaung is home to the only four large scale glaze factories in upper Myanmar. The largest is Nweyein.[4]

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  2. ^ "Highlights of Myanmar: Kyaukmyaung". Journeysmyanmar.com 28 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  3. ^ "Irrawaddy River". Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  4. ^ Than, Yee Yee. "Product Innovation Under Different Market Environment: A Case Study of Kyaukmyaung Area, Shwebo Township." Universities Research Journal: 289.