Kyaunggon

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Kyaunggon
ေက်ာင္းကုန္း
Town
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Kyaunggon
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 17°6′N95°11′E / 17.100°N 95.183°E / 17.100; 95.183 Coordinates: 17°6′N95°11′E / 17.100°N 95.183°E / 17.100; 95.183
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Division Flag of Ayeyarwaddy Division.svg  Ayeyarwady Region
District Pathein District
Township Kyaunggon Township
Population (2014)163,035
 • Religions Buddhism
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Kyaunggon (ေက်ာင္းကုန္း) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Kyaunggon Township in the Pathein District.

Ayeyarwady Region Region in Lower, Myanmar

Ayeyarwady Region, is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River. It is bordered by Bago Region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west. It is contiguous with the Rakhine State in the northwest.

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.

Kyaunggon Township Township in Ayeyawady Division, Burma

Kyaunggon Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar.


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