Ayadaw

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Ayadaw

အရာတော်မြို့
Town
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Ayadaw
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°13′01″N95°28′01″E / 21.217°N 95.467°E / 21.217; 95.467
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Admin. region Flag of Sagaing Division.svg  Sagaing
District Monywa
Township Ayadaw Township
Time zone UTC+6:30 (MST)

Ayadaw is a town and seat of Ayadaw Township in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar.

Ayadaw Township Township in Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Ayadaw Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Ayadaw.

Myanmar Republic in Southeast Asia

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.

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