Official Name: | Pakokku Township |
Native Name: | ပခုက္ကူ မြို့နယ် |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Magway Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pakokku |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Pakokku |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population: | 463,108 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 21.3167°N 150°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Pakokku Township (my|'''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).[1]
Among the towns and villages in Pakokku Township are:[2] Anauktaw, Hmaikbingon, Kandaw, Kin, Lanywa (Lan), Myitche and Shwegyaung (Shwe Chaung).
Pakokku Township is bordered[3] by: