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Hlewaing Destination Guide

Delve into Hlewaing in Myanmar

Hlewaing in the region of Bago is a city in Myanmar - some 128 mi or ( 206 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

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Current time in Hlewaing is now 09:22 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Phayao, Mae Ramat, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, and Chiang Rai. While being here, make sure to check out Phayao . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Hlewaing ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 11 km away
Tags: 1930 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Burma

Bago District

Bago District is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma (Myanmar). The capital lies at Bago.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.73 96.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Bago District, Bago Region

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.