Pwintbyu Township
Pwintbyu Township
ပွင့်ဖြူ မြို့နယ် | |
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Location in Minbu district | |
Pwintbyu Township | |
| Coordinates: 20°21′48″N 94°40′10″E / 20.36333°N 94.66944°E | |
| Country | Burma |
| Division | Magway Division |
| District | Minbu District |
| Population (2014) | 163,692[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Pwintbyu Township (Burmese: ပွင့်ဖြူ မြို့နယ်, also spelt Pwintphyu Township) is a township of Minbu District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Pwintbyu.
Kyeeohn Kyeewa multipurpose Dam Project implementation was started in 2002–2003. The first 37 megawatt-generator was operated in January 2012.[2] Pwintbyu is home to Yepokgyi, a small village known for preserving a centuries-old hairstyle tradition.[3]
References
- ^ The Union Report: Census Report Volume 2. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Nay Pyi Taw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. 2015. p. 56.
- ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/151newsn.pdf Page 1 Column 1
- ^ "နှစ်ပေါင်း ၂၀၀ တိုင် ရိုးရာအစဉ်အလာကို ထိန်းသိမ်းကြသည့် ရေပုတ်ကြီးရွာ". Information and Public Relations Department (in Burmese). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2025-05-10.