Kyonpyaw ( my, ကျုံပျော်မြို့) is a town in the
Ayeyawady Division
Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bor ...
of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. It is the seat of
Kyonpyaw Township
Kyonpyaw Township ( my, ကျုံပျော်မြို့နယ်) is a township in the south of Kyonpyaw District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar. The capital is Kyonpyaw town, founded 600 years ago. The township, like others in i ...
. As of 2014 the population was 23,966.
Wards
Kyonpyaw consists 4 wards and they are:
*Taza Ward
*Myawady Ward
*Panglong Ward
*Aung San Ward
In popular culture
Kenneth Sein's book ''The Great Po Sein'' chronicling the famous Burmese dance actor
Po Sein
Po Sein ( my, ဘိုးစိန်, ; 18 April 1882 – 11 January 1954) was an influential 20th-century traditional leading Burmese dance actor in Myanmar Drama Event and singer, who has been credited with innovating and modernizing Burmes ...
, the character of a young Po Sein lives in Kyonpyaw when a dance troupe passes through the town, prompting his interest.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region
Township capitals of Myanmar
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