Pyapon

Pyapon (Burmese: ဖျာပုံမြို့; Mon: ဖျာ ပုၚ်, [phya pɜŋ]) is a town and seat of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a tributary of the Ayeyarwady River. It is located about 15 km inland from the Andaman Sea, about 75 miles south of the capital, Yangon. It has a population of approximately 300,000 in 2006 . It serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens.

Ayeyarwady Region

Capital: Pathein

Hinthada District	Hinthada Township Lemyethna Township Zalun Township Ithapyu Township

Labutta District	Labutta Township Mawlamyinegyun Township Kyonmanage Township Pyinsalu Township

Ma-ubin District	Danubyu Township Ma-ubin Township Nyaungdon Township Pantanaw Township

Myaungmya District	Einme Township Myaungmya Township Wakema Township Shwelaung Township

Pathein District	Kangyidaunk Township Ngapudaw Township Pathein Township Thabaung Township Chaungtha Township Hainggyi Township Ngayokekaung Township Ngwesaung Township

Pyapon District	Bogale Township Dedaye Township Kyaiklat Township Pyapon Township Ahmar Township

Kyonpyaw District	Kyaunggon Township Kyonpyaw Township Yekyi Township Ahtaung Township Ngathinechaung Township

Myanaung District	Ingapu Township Kyangin Township Myanaung Township Kanaung Township

Main cities and towns	Pathein Ahmar Ahtaung Bogale Chaungtha Danubyu Dedaye Einme Haigyi Island Hinthada Ingapu Ithapyu Kanaung Kangyidaut Kyaiklat Kyangin Kyaunggon Kyonmanage Kyonpyaw Labutta Lemyethna Maubin Mawlamyinegyun Myan Aung Myaungmya Ngapudaw Ngathaingchaung Ngayokekaung Ngwesaung Nyaungdon Pantanaw Pyapon Pyinsalu Shwelaung Thabaung Wakema Yekyi Zalun

Coordinates: 16°17′46″N 95°40′48″E / 16.29611°N 95.68000°E / 16.29611; 95.68000

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