| Settlement Type: | City |
| Official Name: | Pantanaw |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map: | Burma |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ayeyarwady Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ma-ubin District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pantanaw Township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.44 |
| Population: | 20151 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2: | Buddhism |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 16.985°N 95.4656°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 30 |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Pantanaw (Burmese: ပန်းတနော်မြို့ in Burmese pronounced as /páɰ̃tənɔ̀ mjo̰/) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, who was known in Burmese naming convention as Pantanaw U Thant.[2] The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.[3]
Former Prime Minister U Nu was a superintendent of schools in Pantanaw Township at the urge of his friend U Thant who was a headmaster at the school in Pantanaw.[4]