Pakokku Township

Pakokku Township (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူ မြို့နယ်) is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pakokku. The township has its eastern and southeastern border along the Irrawaddy where its principal town, Pakokku, is a port. The Yaw River forms the township’s southwest border. There is a commercial airport at Lanywa (Lan).

Communities

Among the towns and villages in Pakokku Township are: Anauktaw, Hmaikbingon, Kandaw, Kin, Lanywa (Lan), Myitche and Shwegyaung (Shwe Chaung).

Borders

Pakokku Township is bordered by:

  • Myaing Township, to the north,
  • Yesagyo Township, to the northeast,
  • Nyaung-U Township, to the southeast,
  • Seikphyu Township, to the southwest, and
  • Pauk Township, to the northwest.
  • Notes

  • "" UNJLC Map Num:UNJLC-MM08a-002-A1, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 8 May 2008
  • "Pakokku Google Satellite Map" Pakokku (Burma) gazetteer at Maplandia
  • "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  • Pakokku

    Pakokku (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူ, [pəkʰoʊʔkù]) is a town in the Magway Region in Burma. It is situated about 30 km north-west of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.

    The town is the location of Computer University, Pakokku, Pakokku Education College and Pakokku University.

    See also

  • Pakokku Airport

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