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Pauk,_Myanmar Latitude and Longitude:

21°27′N 94°28′E / 21.450°N 94.467°E / 21.450; 94.467
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Pauk
ပေါက်
Town
Pauk is located in Myanmar
Pauk
Pauk
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°27′N 94°28′E / 21.450°N 94.467°E / 21.450; 94.467
Country  Myanmar
Region  Magway Region
District Pakokku District
Township Pauk Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 ( MST)

Pauk ( Burmese: ပေါက်) is a town in Pauk Township, Pakokku District, Magway Region, in north-west Myanmar. It is the administrative center for Pauk Township. Pauk is located on the western bank of the Kyaw River just above its intersection with the Yaw River.

The current town was founded in 1840. [1] The local airport ICAO designation is VYPK ( IATA code: PAU). [2]

Notes

  1. ^ Scott, James George and Hardiman, John Percy (1901) Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States Volume 2, Issue 2, page 760
  2. ^ "VYPK - Airport" Great Circle Mapper

Further reading

  • Winston, W. R. (1892) Four years in Upper Burma C.H. Kelly, London, pages 241-242, OCLC  6444125

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