Pauk
Pauk 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.
Pauk | |
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Town | |
  Pauk Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°27′N 94°28′E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Magway Region |
| District | Pakokku District |
| Township | Pauk Township |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
The current town was founded in 1840.[1] The local airport ICAO designation is VYPK (IATA code: PAU).[2]
Notes
- Scott, James George and Hardiman, John Percy (1901) Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States Volume 2, Issue 2, page 760
- "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
External links
- "Pauk
- Map — Satellite Im
- ages of Pauk" Maplandia
Capital: Magway | ||
| Gangaw District |
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| Magway District | ||
| Minbu District | ||
| Pakokku District | ||
| Thayet District | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
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