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Kyungyaung Destination Guide

Touring Kyungyaung in Myanmar

Kyungyaung in the region of Bago is a city located in Myanmar - some 112 mi or ( 181 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kyungyaung

Time in Kyungyaung is now 11:25 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Phayao, Mae Ramat, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, and Chiang Rai. Being here already, consider visiting Phayao . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kyungyaung ? 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 26 km away
Tags: 1930 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Burma