Nyaung-U
Nyaung-U
ညောင်ဦးမြို့ | |
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Country | Burma |
Division | Mandalay |
District | Nyaung-U District |
Township | Nyaung-U Township |
Population (2005) | |
• 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 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
- ^ http://www.globaltravelmate.com/asia/myanmar/bagan/bagan-areas/1898-bagan-nyaung-u.html
- ^ http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-bagan/bagan-places.htm
- ^ http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/will/no_end_in_sight/1139436000/tpod.html
- ^ http://www.adamcohn.com/china-myanmar-india-bangladesh/journal/11.html
- ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2110newsm.pdf Page 19 Col 2