Pyu Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Phyu
Other Name:Phyuu
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:18.4819°N 96.4369°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Taungoo
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Phyu
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Code:54
Footnotes:[1]
Population:44642
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Pyu, also spelled Phyu or Phyuu,[3] is a town in Taungoo District, Bago Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Phyu Township.The old Yangon-Mandalay highway passes through Phyu Township. In addition, the Phyu-Oakpyat-Mong-(Kyauk Gyi)-Htantabin-Taungoo road was built and Phyu became more prosperous. The new Yangon-Mandalay Expressway (AH-1) is also about 3 miles west of Phyu. The Yangon-Mandalay railway also runs through Phyu Township. Phyu is surrounded by the Sittaung River to the east and Bago Yoma to the west. Phyu Stream passes through the center of the city, and Kwin Stream is the southern boundary of Kyauktadakha Township. Phyu is located 156 feet above sea level.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Telephone Area Codes . Myanmar's Net.
  2. Web site: Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population:calculation 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20120919023126/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1288300191&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-141&srt=epnn&col=abcdefghimoq&msz=1500. 2012-09-19. World Gazetteer
  3. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.