Nyaung-U
ညောင်ဦးမြို့ | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.200°N 94.917°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Mandalay |
District | Nyaung-U District |
Township | Nyaung-U Township |
Population (2014) | 48,528 |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Nyaung-U (Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan, a popular tourist attraction.[1] The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were [2]
It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus[3] and by boat.[4]
The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989.[5] It has a population of 48,528.[6]