Pyuntaza
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Pyuntaza (Template:MYname; also spelt Pyuntasa) is a small town located in Nyaunglebin Township, Bago District, Bago Region, Myanmar. It is about Template:Convert from Bago (formerly Pegu).
The dominant ethnic group is Bamar, although there is a substantial number of Karen. The town's main economy consists of rice cultivation and distribution.
Etymology
The name Pyuntaza comes from the Mon language term plaem sotchaek (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "IPA".), which means "to break vows."[1]
History
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In the colonial era, Pyuntaza was administered as a township of Pegu District in Lower Burma, covering an area of Template:Convert and consisting of 232 villages.[2] The township's population in 1901 was 52,952 persons, having more than doubled since 1891 (23,132).[2] The western flank of the former Pyuntaza Township is hilly, while the eastern half is a flat rice-producing area.[2]
From 1920 to 1931, with the emergence of a national railway system extending north–south, Pyuntaza emerged as a railway center town, along with neighbouring Daik-U.[3] By rail, Pyuntaza was Template:Convert from Rangoon (now Yangon).[4]
During World War II, prominent Burmese barrister U Chan Htoon retreated to Pyuntaza as his place of retirement.[5]