Kyauktaga Township
Kyauktaga Township (Burmese: ကျောက်တံခါးမြို့နယ်)[1][2] is a township in Nyaunglebin District[3] in the Bago Region of Burma (Myanmar).[2] The principal town is Kyauktaga, and Penwegon is the other major town.[4] Both are located on the Bago–Taungoo highway and rail line.
Kyauktaga Township
ကျောက်တံခါး မြို့နယ် Kyaukdaga Township | |
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![]() Location in Nyaunglebin district | |
Coordinates: 18°11′N 96°21′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Bago Region |
District | Nyaunglebin District |
Capital | Kyauktaga |
Area | |
• Total | 2,831 km2 (1,093 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Towns in Kyauktaga Township
Kyauktaga Township contains the following Towns:
- Kyauktaga
- Penwegon
- Hpa Do
- Taw Kywe Inn
Communities
Kyauktaga Township is subdivided into 13 wards and 47 Village Tracts which consist of 283 villages.
Notable resident
- Bo Hmu Aung (1910-2004), a member of the Thirty Comrades
Notes
- "Kyauktaga Township Map".
- Township 31, "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Expanding and preparing the names of districts in Bago Region". 30 April 2022.
- "Pènwègon, Bago, Myanmar [Burma], populated place N 18° 13' 0 E 96° 34' 0" GeoNames.org
External links
- "Kyauktaga Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
- "Kyaukdaga Township" at MRTV3
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