Nyaungshwe Township

Nyaungshwe Township

ညောင်ရွှေမြို့နယ်
Nyaungshwe Township ညောင်ရွှေမြို့နယ်
Township
	Nyaungshwe Township
	Coordinates: 20°39′N 96°56′E / 20.650°N 96.933°E
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Taunggyi District
Capital	Nyaungshwe
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Nyaungshwe Township (Burmese: ညောင်ရွှေမြို့နယ်; MLCTS: nyaunghrwe-mrui.nai; Burmese pronunciation: [ɲàʊɴʃwèmjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Nyaungshwe.

Inle Lake, a popular tourist site and an inland fresh water lake, is in the south of Nyaungshwe Town.

Part of Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary lies in Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Township.^[1]

Nyaungshwe

It is located south of Sakangyi and south-west of Taunggyi. Bawrithat Pagoda lies in the southern part of the town.^[2]^[3]

Nyaungshwe is the tourist hub for visiting Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary. It consists of one main thoroughfare with numerous side streets and a few parallel roads. The main street has numerous shops, several restaurants, a few stupas, travel agencies and a market (located behind the storefronts). Near the end of this road, a bridge crosses the river channel near an impressive mirror-tiled stupa.

The town serves as a marina for the numerous long boats carrying tourists into the lake. The lake itself is located a few kilometers south through a river channel.

Nyaungshwe can be reached by bus, car, or by plane via the airport in Heho, located about a one-hour drive away.