Lanywa

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Lanywa
Lan
Town
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Lanywa
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°57′33″N94°48′26″E / 20.95917°N 94.80722°E / 20.95917; 94.80722 Coordinates: 20°57′33″N94°48′26″E / 20.95917°N 94.80722°E / 20.95917; 94.80722
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Magway Region
District Pakokku
Township Pakokku
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Lanywa or Lan is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy, just above Seikphyu and Chauk. The town hosts a commercial airport, south-east of town. [1]

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.

Irrawaddy River river in Burma

The Irrawaddy or, officially, Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar. It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, it flows relatively straight North-South before emptying through the Irrawaddy Delta into the Andaman Sea. Its drainage basin of about 404,200 square kilometres (156,100 sq mi) covers a large part of Burma. After Rudyard Kipling's poem, it is sometimes referred to as 'The Road to Mandalay'.

Seikphyu Town in Magway Region, Myanmar

Seikphyu is the principal town and administrative seat for Seikphyu Township in Pakokku District in the Magway Division of Myanmar, on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy immediately below its confluence with the Yaw River. It is located across the Irrawaddy river from Chauk and is connected by Anawrahta Bridge. It is situated 34 kilometers south-south-west of ancient Bagan City and 44 kilometers from Nyaung U Airport.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Myanmar, General Logistics and Planning Map" UNJLC Map Num:UNJLC-MM08a-002-A1, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 8 May 2008


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