Settlement Type: | Town |
Native Name: | Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့ |
Official Name: | Nyaung-U |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nyaung-U District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Nyaung-U Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population: | 48,528 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Buddhism |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 21.2°N 149°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Nyaung-U (my|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 Ayeyarwady 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]
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] It has a population of 48,528.[6]