Okpo
Okpo is a locality in Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region. Okpo is situated nearby to the locality Zaingganaing, as well as near Kyonyē.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kanbawzathadi Palace and Shwemawdaw Paya.
Kanbawzathadi Palace
Museum
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Kanbawzathadi Palace is a palace in Bago, Myanmar. The original palace, built for King Bayinnaung in 1556, consisted of 76 apartments and halls. It was burned down in 1599. Kanbawzathadi Palace is situated 2 miles south of Okpo.
Shwemawdaw Paya
Buddhist temple
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The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At 125 m in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the world. The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu. Shwemawdaw Paya is situated 2 miles south of Okpo.
ေရႊသာေလ်ာင္း ဘုရား
Buddhist temple
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The Shwethalyaung Temple (Burmese: ရွှေသာလျှောင်းဘုရား is a Buddhist temple in the west side of Bago, Myanmar. The name Shwethalyaung means "Golden Image of the Sleeping Buddha" and the temple houses a reclining Buddha statue in the temple is 55 metres in length and 15 metres in height. ေရႊသာေလ်ာင္း ဘုရား is situated 2½ miles southwest of Okpo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bago.
Bago
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Bago or Pegu, formerly Hanthawaddy, is the capital city of Bago Division in the Irrawaddy region and the 4th biggest city of Myanmar with a population of 254,000.
Okpo
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
17.36156° or 17° 21′ 42″ northLongitude
96.48782° or 96° 29′ 16″ eastElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
7M9R9F6Q+J4GeoNames ID
1480345
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