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Thingangyun Destination Guide

Discover Thingangyun in Myanmar

Thingangyun in the region of Bago is a town located in Myanmar - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Thingangyun

Local time in Thingangyun is now 05:55 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mae Sot, Mae La Noi, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, and Chiang Rai. When in this area, you might want to check out Mae Sot . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Thingangyun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mini-playback-show at a school in Myanmar.

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In a village we met a playback-contest in front of a school. The sound equipment was not very good, but there was joy and enthousiasm. Original version for better quality. Data from the wmv-version: - ..

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Interesting facts about this location

1930 Pyu earthquake

The 1930 Pyu earthquake occurred on December 3, 1930 at 18:51 UTC . The epicenter was located north to Bago, Burma, then part of British India. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Mw 7.3, or Ms 7.3. Before the earthquake, a tremor occurred at 16:36 UTC, and its shaking was felt much milder in Yangon. 36 deaths were reported in the earthquake. The earthquake caused severe damage to Pyu, about 130 km north of Bago. Many of the masonry buildings in Pyu were wrecked.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.97 96.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: 1930 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Burma