Pakokku
| ပခုက္ကူ Pakokku |
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 20 ′ N , 95 ° 5 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
| Magwe region | |||
| District | Pakokku | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MM-03 | ||
| Residents | 130,000 | ||
Pakokku ( Burmese ပခုက္ကူ , BGN / PCGN : pagukku) is a city in Myanmar with about 130,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Magwe Division on the north bank of the Irrawaddy almost 30 km northeast of Bagan .
traffic
There is a large road bridge over the Irrawaddy nearby. Pakokku has an airport.
- Pakokku Airport (IATA: PKK, ICAO: VYPU)
economy
The Pakokku trading center is located in the middle of fertile alluvial land where tobacco, cotton, chilli, thanaka and peanuts are grown.
education
- Pakokku University
- Computer University (Pakokku)
- Nursing University (Pakokku)
- Pakokku Education Degree College
- Technological University (Pakokku)
Attractions
- Ti-ho-shin temple (founded in the 12th century by King Alaung-si-thu)
- Shwe-tan-tit Pagoda (with large Chinthei figures and unusual wall paintings from the beginning of the 20th century)
- Mahawyithutayama Monastery (with monks' university)
- Mandalay Taik Monastery (with monastic university)
Web links
Wikivoyage: Pakokku - travel guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ Technological University (Pakokku) ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
