Pakokku Township is a township

Township

The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

 of Pakokku District

Pakokku District

Pakokku District is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma . The administrative centre is the city of Pakokku.In October 2011, 7 wards and 95 villages were flooded because of heavy rain from tropical storm 02B which made a landfall at Myanmar-Bangladesh border on 19 Nov. All 4...

 in Magway Division

Magway Division

Magway Region is an administrative division in central Burma . Magway Region is the largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of .-Geography:...

 of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pakokku

Pakokku

Pakokku or Pa Kok Ku is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northwest of Bagan on the Ayeyarwady River. It is the second most important education center for Sangha after Mandalay. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.The town...

. The township has its eastern and southeastern border along the Irrawaddy where its principal town, Pakokku, is a port. The Yaw River

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 just above the town of Seikpyu, at ....

 forms the township’s southwest border. There is a commercial airport at Lanywa (Lan)

Lanywa

Lanywa or Lan is a town in the Magway Division in Burma on the right bank of the Irrawaddy, just above Seikphyu and Chauk. The town hosts a commercial airport, southeast of town.-External links:* Maplandia World Gazetteer...

.

Communities

Among the towns and villages in Pakokku Township are: Anauktaw, Hmaikbingon, Kandaw, Kin, Lanywa (Lan), Myitche and Shwegyaung (Shwe Chaung).

Borders

Pakokku Township is bordered by:

• Myaing Township
  Myaing Township
  Myaing Township is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of Burma . Its administrative seat is Myaing.-Borders:Myaing Township is bordered by the following townships:* Pale and Salingyi of Sagaing Region to the north;...
  
  , to the north,
• Yesagyo Township
  Yesagyo Township
  Yesagyo Township is a township of Magway District in the Magway Region of central Burma . The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway.-Borders:...
  
  , to the northeast,
• 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....
  
  , to the southeast,
• Seikphyu Township, to the southwest, and
• Pauk Township
  Pauk Township
  Pauk Township is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma . 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. It has an area of 1,490 sq.mi...
  
  , to the northwest.

External links

• "Pakokku Google Satellite Map" map of administrative area with listing of principal settlements, from Maplandia
• "Pakokku Township - Magway Division" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 2010