Pakokku

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Pakokku ပခုက္ကူမြို့
City
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	pa.hkukku mrui.
Pakokku Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°20′N 95°54′E / 21.333°N 95.900°E / 21.333; 95.900
Country	Myanmar
Region	Magway Region
District	Pakokku District
Township	Pakokku Township
Population  (2014)
• City	322,154[1]
• Urban	107,557
• Metro	214,597
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Pakokku (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူမြို့, [pəkʰoʊʔkù]) is the largest city in the Magway Region of Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northeast of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township, Pakokku District and Gangaw District. Pakokku Bridge is part of the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar. It is home of the Pakokku Airport.

The city is the location of Computer University, Pakokku, Pakokku Education College, Technological University, Pakokku, and Pakokku University. Thiho Shin Pagoda (The Lord of Sri Lanka Pagoda), Shwe Ku Pagoda, Shwe Mothtaw Pagoda, Shwe Tant Tit, and Phaung Taw Oo Pagoda are famous pagodas in Pakokku. Pakokku is also the largest rice market city of Upper Myanmar.