Pakokku

Pakokku
ပခုက္ကူ
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°20′N 95°05′E / 21.333°N 95.083°E / 21.333; 95.083Coordinates: 21°20′N 95°05′E / 21.333°N 95.083°E / 21.333; 95.083
Country  Myanmar
Region  Magway Region
District Pakokku District
Township Pakokku Township
Population
 • Urban 1,300,000
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Pakokku (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူ, [pəkʰoʊʔkù]) is a city in the Magway Region in Myanmar, also known as Burma. It is situated about 30 km north-west of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.

The city is the location of Computer University, Pakokku, Pakokku Education College, Technological University, Pakokku, and Pakokku University. Thiho Shin Pagoda, Shwe Ku Pagoda, Shwe Mothtaw Pagoda,Shwe Tant Tit,and Phaung Taw Oo Pagoda are famous pagodas which locate at Pakokku. Irrawaddy Bridge (Pakokku) is the longest bridge in Myanmar. Pakokku is also the largest city in Magway region but capital city of Magway region is Magway.

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