Pekon

Pekon
ဖယ်ခုံမြို့
Town
Pekon sign on the shores of Moebye Reservoir
Pekon sign on the shores of Moebye Reservoir
Pekon is located in Myanmar
Pekon
Pekon
Coordinates: 19°52′03″N 96°59′45″E / 19.867506°N 96.995882°E / 19.867506; 96.995882
Country Myanmar
Region Shan State
DistrictTaunggyi District
TownshipPekon Township
Area
 • Total66.6 sq mi (172 km2)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total15,323
 • Density230/sq mi (89/km2)
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Pekon (Burmese: ဖယ်ခုံမြို့, also spelt Pekhon, Phekhon) is a town in far southern Shan State, eastern Myanmar on the shores of the Mobye Reservoir near the border with Kayah State. It is the seat of the Pekon Township in the Taunggyi District. It is divided into 7 wards.[1]

  1. ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pekon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Nyaungdon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved June 30, 2023.