Ponnagyun Township
ပုဏ္ဏားကျွန်းမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Sittwe district | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State | Rakhine State |
| District | Sittwe District |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Ponnagyun Township (Burmese: ပုဏ္ဏားကျွန်းမြို့နယ်), formally known as Urittaung is a township of Sittwe District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Ponnagyun. There are 94 village groups in this township and about 200 villages. It has an ancient pagoda Uritetawdat Zaydhi which was innovated by King Mengphaloung (1571–1593) of the Mrauk Oo Dynasty. It is 25 miles distance to the south Sittwe, the district capital.[1]