Place:Pyapon, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar

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NamePyapon
TypeCity
Coordinates16.25°N 95.667°E
Located inAyeyarwady, Myanmar
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Pyapon (; Mon:) is a town and seat of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a tributary of the Ayeyarwady River. It is located about inland from the Andaman Sea, about south of the previous capital, Yangon. It has a population of approximately 65,601 in 2021. It serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens.

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