Nyaung-U

Nyaung-U ညောင်ဦးမြို့
Nyaung-U Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.2°N 94.917°E / 21.2; 94.917Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.2°N 94.917°E / 21.2; 94.917
Country	Burma
Division	Mandalay
District	Nyaung-U District
Township	Nyaung-U Township
Government
– Mayor
Population (2005)
– Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

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 Ayeyarwaddy 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]

• Htilominlo Pagoda
• Gubyaukgyi Pagoda
• Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and
• Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill

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]

References

1. ^ http://www.globaltravelmate.com/asia/myanmar/bagan/bagan-areas/1898-bagan-nyaung-u.html
2. ^ http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-bagan/bagan-places.htm
3. ^ http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/will/no_end_in_sight/1139436000/tpod.html
4. ^ http://www.adamcohn.com/china-myanmar-india-bangladesh/journal/11.html
5. ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2110newsm.pdf Page 19 Col 2

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com
• http://m.naim.my/the-market-at-nyaung-u/
• http://www.exoticmyanmartravel.com/nyaung_u.htm