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.