Paung

Paung is a town in the of south-east . Mt.Nwar-la-boet in Kyon Ka Village is well known and at the top of the mountain, pilgrims can pay homage to the small stupa in which sacred hair relic of Buddha is enshrined.
Wikipedia
  • Type: City with 29,400 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “ပေါင်”

Paung

Latitude
16.61929° or 16° 37′ 9″ north
Longitude
97.45625° or 97° 27′ 23″ east
Population
29,400
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
7M8VJF94+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5065154859
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1301005
Wiki­data ID
Q7155434
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Paung” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ပေါင်မြို့”
  • Chinese: “榜镇”
  • Dutch: “Paung”
  • Irish: “Paung”
  • Japanese: “パウン”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻပေါင်”
  • Shan: “ပွင်ႇ၊ ဝဵင်း”
  • Shan: “ဝဵင်းပွင်ႇ”
  • Swedish: “Paung”
  • Thai: “ปอง”

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