Kyonpyaw Township

Kyonpyaw Township
ကျုံပျော်မြို့နယ်
Location in Kyonpyaw district
Location in Kyonpyaw district
Kyonpyaw Township is located in Myanmar
Kyonpyaw Township
Kyonpyaw Township
Coordinates: 17°18′N 95°12′E / 17.300°N 95.200°E / 17.300; 95.200
Country Myanmar
Region Ayeyarwady Region
DistrictKyonpyaw District
CapitalKyonpyaw
Area
 • Total319.7600 sq mi (828.1746 km2)
Elevation
18 ft (5.5 m)
Population
 (2019)
253,436[1]
 • Ethnicities
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Kyonpyaw Township (Burmese: ကျုံပျော်မြို့နယ်) is a township in the south of Kyonpyaw District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar. The capital is Kyonpyaw town, founded 600 years ago. The township, like others in its district, used to be part of Pathein District until 2022. The Township borders Lemyethna Township and Hinthada Township of Hinthada District to the north. To the east and southeast it borders Danubyu Township and Pantanaw Township of Maubin District respectively. To the south and west, it borders Kyaunggon Township and Yekyi Township respectively. The Township has a significant Karen population and is divided into 1 town, 4 wards, 89 village tracts and 523 villages.

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Kyonpyaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကျုံပျော်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kyonpyaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved August 4, 2022.