Shwenyaung

Shwenyaung ရွှေညောင်
Town
Shwenyaung Location of Shwenyaung, Myanmar
Coordinates: 20°45′N96°56′E / 20.750°N 96.933°E / 20.750; 96.933
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Taunggyi District
Township	Taunggyi Township
Area
• Total	11.68 sq mi (30.3 km2)
Population  (2023) [1]	37,882
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Shwe Nyaung is a town located in southern Shan state of Myanmar. The town is near the Shan state capital Taunggyi and about 7 miles north of Nyaungshwe. It lies at the intersection of National Highway 47 and National Highway 43 connecting Taunggyi and Nyaungshwe with Aungban and Nawnghkio. In 2023 it had a population of 37,882 people. The town is divided into 11 urban wards with the most populated being Aung Thabyay with 6,871 people. ^[1]

It was historically the western the terminus of the Shwenyaung–Mongnai Railway connecting south and eastern Shan State to the capital Taunggyi. Shwenyaung serves as a transport hub sitting 1,600 feet (490 m) lower in elevation from Taunggyi. In 1997, the Shwenyaung to Taunggyi portion was finally completed using zig zag railways. ^[2]

The town is located on the Taryaw stream, which flooded parts of the town in June 2025. ^[3]

References

1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (March 2023). Taunggyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တောင်ကြီးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Taunggyi Township Regional Information](PDF) (Report) (in Burmese). pp. 10, 18, 30. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
2. "Railway lines in Eastern Myanmar Shwenyaung – Kyaing Tong (Kengtung) (E24)" . Retrieved 7 August 2025.
3. "ချောင်းရေဝင်ရောက်မှုဖြစ်ပေါ်ခဲ့သည့် ရွှေညောင်မြို့ပေါ်ရပ်ကွက်များ၌ ကူညီကယ်ဆယ်ရေးလုပ်ငန်းများဆောင်ရွက်" [Aid carried out in Shwenyaung town wards affected by inundation from stream]. Myawaddy. 13 June 2025.