Nyaungshwe Township

Nyaungshwe Township
Shan: ဝဵင်းၼၢင်းသူၺ်ႇ
ညောင်ရွှေမြို့နယ်
Fisherman rowing on Inle Lake
Fisherman rowing on Inle Lake
Nyaungshwe Township in former Taunggyi District
Nyaungshwe Township in former Taunggyi District
Coordinates: 20°27′N 96°54′E / 20.450°N 96.900°E / 20.450; 96.900
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictTaunggyi District
CapitalNyaungshwe
Area
 • Total
561.416 sq mi (1,454.06 km2)
Elevation
2,950 ft (900 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
187,157
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Nyaungshwe Township (Burmese: ညောင်ရွှေမြို့နယ်; MLCTS: nyaunghrwe-mrui.nai (Burmese pronunciation: [ɲàʊɰ̃ʃwèmjo̰nɛ̀]); Shan: ဝဵင်းၼၢင်းသူၺ်) is a township of Taunggyi District in Shan State, Myanmar. It is located south of Sakangyi and south-west of Taunggyi. The township contains one town, the principal town of Nyaungshwe and 35 village tracts, comprising 8 urban wards and 445 villages in total.[1]

Inle Lake, a popular tourist destination and an inland freshwater lake, is located in Nyaungshwe township. The larger Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary lies in Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Townships.[2]

  1. ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Nyaungshwe Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ညောင်ရွှေမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Nyaungshwe Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Inlay Lake (wetland) Sanctuary". Explore Myanmar. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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