Thayet
Thayet (Burmese: သရက်; MLCTS: sarak; pronounced [θəjɛʔ]) is a capital city in Thayet District of Magway Region in central Myanmar. It is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River, across and just south of Allanmyo,[1] between Pyay (Prome) and Magway. Thayet is the administrative seat of both Thayet District and Thayet Township. As of 2010, the population was estimated at 108,000.[2]
Thayet | |
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City | |
![]() ![]() Thayet Location in Burma | |
Coordinates: 19°19′30″N 95°10′59″E | |
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Region | ![]() |
District | Thayet District |
Township | Thayet Township |
Population (2010) | |
• Urban | 108,000 |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
In the 1960s limestone quarries a few miles south of Thayet were developed to supply the town's cement factory.
Notes
- Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 46-4 Thayetmyo U.S. Army Map Service, October 1959
- ""Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population:calculation 2010"". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. World Gazetteer
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