Paukka, Myinmu

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Paukka
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Paukka
Location in the Sagaing area and in relation to the Irrawaddy River.
Coordinates: 21°59′N95°41′E / 21.983°N 95.683°E / 21.983; 95.683 Coordinates: 21°59′N95°41′E / 21.983°N 95.683°E / 21.983; 95.683
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Sagaing District
Township Myinmu Township
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Paukka is a small town in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located east by road from Tizaung and the township seat of Myinmu. The town of Legyi lies to the east.

Town settlement that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city


A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.

Tizaung Village in Sagaing Region, Burma

Tizaung is a village in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located about 2 miles northeast of the township centre of Myinmu by road. The settlement of Paukka also lies by road to the east.

Myinmu Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Myinmu is a river town in the south-east of the Sagaing Division in Burma. The town has a rich history linked to World War II during the Burma Campaign against the Japanese, in 1944. It was also under the control of the Portuguese Missionaries in the 19th century. One of the first agricultural cooperatives was established here in 1905.

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