Pauk Township
ပေါက်မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Pakokku district
Location in Pakokku district
Pauk Township is located in Myanmar
Pauk Township
Pauk Township
Coordinates: 21°27′N 94°28′E / 21.450°N 94.467°E / 21.450; 94.467
Country Myanmar
RegionMagway Region
DistrictPakokku District
CapitalPauk
Area
 • Total960.00000 sq mi (2,486.38859 km2)
Elevation
527.93 ft (160.91 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
200,120
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Pauk Township (Burmese: ပေါက်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pauk.

The township lies between 21° 10' and 21° 49' north latitude and 94° 18' and 94° 44' east longitude.[2] It has an area of 1,490 sq.mi.[2] The principal river is the Kyaw River along the banks of which rice is grown.[2]

The Burmese government has denied that chemical weapons are produced at the military facility there.[3]

Borders

Pauk Township is bordered[4] by:

Notes

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပေါက်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pauk Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Imperial gazetteer of India: provincial series, Volume 11 page 31
  3. ^ Arterbury, John (13 July 2014). "Military facility hides secrets from the world". www.bangkokpost.com. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 13 July 2014.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

External links

21°27′N 94°28′E / 21.450°N 94.467°E / 21.450; 94.467


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