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Seikphyu () is the principal town and administrative seat for Seikphyu Township in
Pakokku District Pakokku District (, ; also Pagukku District) is a district of the Magway Division in central Myanmar (Burma). It is situated in northern part of Magwe Region. The administrative centre is the city of Pakokku. Pakokku is a largest city of M ...
in the
Magway Division Magway Region (, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of . Pa-de Dam (ပဒဲဆည်) is one of the dams in Aunglan Township, Magway ...
of
Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
, on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy immediately below its confluence with the
Yaw River Yaw River or Ywa River is a river of Burma, a tributary of the Irrawaddy. It flows into the Irrawaddy on the right (west) just above the town of Seikpyu,
. It is located across the Irrawaddy river from Chauk and is connected by Anawrahta Bridge."Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-16 Yenangyaung"
U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960 It is situated 34 kilometers south-south-west of ancient
Bagan Bagan ( ; ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that w ...
City and 44 kilometers from Nyaung U Airport.


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"Seikpyu Map — Satellite Images of Seikpyu"
Maplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Magway Region Township capitals of Myanmar {{Magway-geo-stub