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Paukchaung Destination Guide

Discover Paukchaung in Myanmar

Paukchaung in the region of Bago is a town located in Myanmar - some 43 mi or ( 69 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Paukchaung

Local time in Paukchaung is now 04:29 PM (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: Tha Song Yang, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai. When in this area, you might want to check out Tha Song Yang . 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 Paukchaung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Final Dancing Elephant in Myanmar Episode

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End of street parade with the dancing elephant ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Tachiao

Battle of Tachiao (March 18–19, 1942), was the first clash in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War. Advanced elements of the 200th Division arrived at Toungoo on March 8, 1942 and took over defensive positions from the British forces. The city of Toungoo itself would be the main defensive position of the Chinese forces, with an outpost a few kilometers to the south at Oktwin.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.94 96.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 1942 in Burma, 1942 in Japan, Battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Conflicts in 1942, Military history of Burma during World War II, World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre

National Highway 5 (Burma)

National Highway 5 (NR5) is a highway of southern-central Burma. It connects Taungoo to Hopong, east of Taunggyi. The highway is fed by the National Highway 1 at Taungoo at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|56|31|N|96|26|36|E| | |name= }}. It initially goes in the northeast-east direction and then southeast until just south of the town of Hpasawng when the highway forks to the north at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|49|37|N|97|18|53|E| | |name= }}.

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Located at 18.94 96.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Roads in Burma

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