Nyaung U

ညောင် ဦး Nyaung U
Coordinates	21 ° 12 ′  N , 94 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 21 ° 12 ′  N , 94 ° 55 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Myanmar
region	Mandalay region
District	Nyaung U

Nyaung U ( Burmese ညောင် ဦး မြို့ , BGN / PCGN : nyaung-umyo) is a city in Myanmar . It is the administrative center of the Nyaung U district of the same name in the Mandalay division , as well as the Nyaung U community, the only one in the district.

location

Nyaung U is on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River .

Attractions

Shwezigon Pagoda

In Nyaung U is the Shwezigon Pagoda .

Nyaung U is one of the most important starting points for tours of the Bagan temple area .

Infrastructure

Nyaung U has an airport (IATA: NYU).
Nyaung U can be reached by train via its own train station - from there it is only a few kilometers for which taxis are waiting at the train station when the train arrives.

In Nyaung U there is a steadily growing tourist infrastructure with numerous hotels and accommodations of various categories and a large selection of restaurants.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jochen Buchsteiner: The unloved Chinese next door. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012 . 
2. ↑ http://welcome2asia.com/myanmar/attractions/Shwezigon_Pagoda.htm