Pyapon
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Pyapon (Template:Langx; Template:LangxTemplate:ErrorTemplate:Category handler, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town and seat of Pyapon District as well as Pyapon Township in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a distributary of the Ayeyarwady River.[1] It is located about Script error: No such module "convert". inland from the Andaman Sea, about Script error: No such module "convert". south of the previous capital, Yangon.[2] In 2023, it had a population of 47,082.[3] 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.[4]
The natural beauty of Pyapon attracts tourists to cruise nearby backwaters where nearby mangroves are home to birds, crocodiles and, occasionally, dolphins.[5]
History
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In the early 20th century, Pyapon reclaimed alluvial marshlands for rice cultivation, attracting a large number of settlers.[7]
Climate
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Culture
Since 1878, Pyapon's theatrical troupe has hosted annual performances of the Yama Zatdaw, Myanmar's adaptation of the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic.[8]
Notable people
- San Hlaing, artist
References
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