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Pakokku Township

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Pakokku Township
ပခုက္ကူ မြို့နယ်
Location in Pakokku district
Location in Pakokku district
Pakokku Township is located in Myanmar
Pakokku Township
Pakokku Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°19′N 94°56′E / 21.317°N 94.933°E / 21.317; 94.933
Country Burma
DivisionMagway Division
DistrictPakokku
CapitalPakokku
Population
463,108
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Pakokku Township (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူ မြို့နယ်) is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pakokku. The township has its eastern and southeastern border along the Irrawaddy where its principal town, Pakokku, is a port. The Yaw River forms the township's southwest border. There is a commercial airport at Lanywa (Lan).[1]

Communities

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Among the towns and villages in Pakokku Township are:[2] Anauktaw, Hmaikbingon, Kandaw, Kin, Lanywa (Lan), Myitche and Shwegyaung (Shwe Chaung).

Borders

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Pakokku Township is bordered[3] by:

Notes

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  1. ^ ""[permanent dead link] UNJLC Map Num:UNJLC-MM08a-002-A1, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 8 May 2008
  2. ^ "Pakokku Google Satellite Map" Pakokku (Burma) gazetteer at Maplandia
  3. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
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