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Nyaung-U
ညောင်ဦးမြို့
Nyaung-U is located in Myanmar
Nyaung-U
Nyaung-U
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.200°N 94.917°E / 21.200; 94.917Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E / 21.200°N 94.917°E / 21.200; 94.917
Country  Burma
Division Mandalay
District Nyaung-U District
Township Nyaung-U Township
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. The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were

It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus and by boat.

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.



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