Seikphyu

Seikphyu
Town
Seikphyu
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°54′N 94°48′E / 20.900°N 94.800°E / 20.900; 94.800Coordinates: 20°54′N 94°48′E / 20.900°N 94.800°E / 20.900; 94.800
Country  Myanmar
Region  Magway Region
District Pakokku District
Township Seikphyu Township
Elevation 62 m (204 ft)
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Seikphyu[1] (Burmese: ဆိပ်ဖြူ) is the principal town and administrative seat for Seikphyu Township in Pakokku District in the Magway Division of Myanmar, on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy immediately below its confluence with the Yaw River. It is located across the Irrawaddy river from Chauk and is connected by Anawrahta Bridge.[2] It is situated 34 kilometers south-south-west of ancient Bagan City and 44 kilometers from Nyaung U Airport.

Notes

  1. ↑ Seikphyu at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-16 Yenangyaung" U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960
  • Country wide map, admin boundaries by Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) (PDF) (Map). MIMU. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013.
  • "Seikpyu Map — Satellite Images of Seikpyu" Maplandia World Gazetteer


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