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Pauk Township
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Pauk Township (Burmese: ပေါက်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Pauk.
Key Information
The township lies between 21° 10' and 21° 49' north latitude and 94° 18' and 94° 44' east longitude.[2] It has an area of 1,490 sq.mi.[2] The principal river is the Kyaw River along the banks of which rice is grown.[2]
The Burmese government has denied that chemical weapons are produced at the military facility there.[3]
Borders
[edit]Pauk Township is bordered[4] by:
- Seikphyu Township, to the south,
- Saw Township, to the west,
- Tilin Township, to the northwest,
- Gangaw Township and Pale Township of Sagaing Division, to the north,
- Myaing Township, to the east, and
- Pakokku Township, to the southeast.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပေါက်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pauk Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Imperial gazetteer of India: provincial series, Volume 11 page 31
- ^ Arterbury, John (13 July 2014). "Military facility hides secrets from the world". www.bangkokpost.com. Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
External links
[edit]- "Pauk Google Satellite Map" map of administrative area with listing of principal settlements, from Maplandia
- "Map of Pauk Township"
Capital: Magway | ||
| Gangaw District |   | |
| Magway District | ||
| Chauk District | ||
| Minbu District | ||
| Pakokku District | ||
| Thayet District | ||
| Aunglan District | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
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