Pauk Township

Pauk Township ပေါက်မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Pakokku district
Pauk Township
Coordinates: 21°27′N 94°28′E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Magway Region
District	Pakokku District
Capital	Pauk
Area
• Total	960.00000 sq mi (2,486.38859 km^2)
Elevation	527.93 ft (160.91 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	200,120
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Pauk Township (Burmese: ပေါက်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pauk.

The township lies between 21° 10' and 21° 49' north latitude and 94° 18' and 94° 44' east longitude.^[2] It has an area of 1,490 sq.mi.^[2] The principal river is the Kyaw River along the banks of which rice is grown.^[2]

The Burmese government has denied that chemical weapons are produced at the military facility there.^[3]

Borders

Pauk Township is bordered^[4] by:

• Seikphyu Township, to the south,
• Saw Township, to the west,
• Tilin Township, to the northwest,
• Gangaw Township and Pale Township of Sagaing Division, to the north,
• Myaing Township, to the east, and
• Pakokku Township, to the southeast.

Notes

1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပေါက်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pauk Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
2. Imperial gazetteer of India: provincial series, Volume 11 page 31
3. Arterbury, John (13 July 2014). "Military facility hides secrets from the world". www.bangkokpost.com. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 13 July 2014.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

External links

• "Pauk Google Satellite Map" map of administrative area with listing of principal settlements, from Maplandia
• "Map of Pauk Township"

21°27′N 94°28′E