Nyaung-U is the administrative town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 of Nyaung-U Township

Nyaung-U Township

Nyaung-U Township is a township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Division of Burma. Its administrative town is Nyaung-U....

 of Nyaung-U District

Nyaung-U District

Nyaung-U is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Burma.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Nyaung-U Township...

 in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwaddy River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan

Bagan

Bagan , formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Region of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana and also known as Tambadipa or Tassadessa , it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma...

, a popular tourist attraction. The Shwezigon Pagoda

Shwezigon Pagoda

The Shwezigon Pagoda or Shwezigon Paya is a Buddhist temple located in Nyaung-U, a town near Bagan, in Burma . It is a prototype of Burmese stupas, and consists of a circular gold leaf-gilded stupa surrounded by smaller temples and shrines...

 is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were

• Htilominlo Pagoda
• Gubyaukgyi Pagoda
• Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and
• Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill

It is the home of Nyaung U Airport

Nyaung U Airport

Nyaung U Airport is an airport located in Nyaung U , a town in the Mandalay Division of central Burma. It is the primary air gateway to the city of Bagan and surrounding areas. It also known as Nyaung Oo Airport or Bagan Nyaung Oo Airport.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above...

. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus and by boat.

The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com
• http://m.naim.my/the-market-at-nyaung-u/
• http://www.exoticmyanmartravel.com/nyaung_u.htm