Nyaungdon

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Nyaungdon
ညောင်တုန်းမြို့
Town
Nyaungdon is located in Myanmar
Nyaungdon
Nyaungdon
Coordinates: 17°02′46″N 95°38′15″E / 17.046096°N 95.637382°E / 17.046096; 95.637382Coordinates: 17°02′46″N 95°38′15″E / 17.046096°N 95.637382°E / 17.046096; 95.637382
Country Myanmar
Region Ayeyarwady Region
DistrictMa-ubin District
TownshipNyaungdon Township
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Nyaungdon (Burmese: ညောင်တုန်းမြို့ [ɲàʊɰ̃dóʊɰ̃ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Nyaungdon Township in the Maubin District.

Nyaungdon is the hometown of several prominent Burmese writers, poets, and artists. They include writers , Yaung Ni, Tekkatho Han Win Aung, Tekkatho Nyi Lwin Maung, Tekkatho Nyo Nyo Thein, and , poets Pho Thaukkya, musicians Sandaya U Aung Ko, Zeya Pwint, Saw Tun Naing, Htay Win, Min Htet Tha, directors Dimishwedonbi Aung, Shwedon Htun Lwin, actors , , , , Wai Lu Kyaw, and painter Win Myint Moe.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "အကယ်ဒမီ ဝေဠုကျော်". Myanmar News Agency (in Burmese). Retrieved 26 July 2015.


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