Discover Taungnyo in Myanmar
Taungnyo in the region of Mandalay is a town located in Myanmar - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) North-West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .
Local time in Taungnyo is now 05:03 PM (Thursday) . 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: Phayao, Lampang, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Wetpok. When in this area, you might want to check out Phayao . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Taungnyo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Assembly of the Union
The Assembly of the Union is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar) established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities), a 224-seat upper house as well as the Pyithu Hluttaw, a 440-seat lower house (House of Representatives).
Located at 19.77 96.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
National Herbal Park
The National Herbal Park (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ) is a 200-acre park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from the various states and divisions of Myanmar, are grown in the park. The herbal park is part of the government's efforts to protect and preserve the herbs from depletion and extinction and to keep alive the country's traditional system of medicines.
Located at 19.75 96.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden
The Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden (Burmese: နေပြည်တော် ရေပန်း ဥယျာဉ်) is a garden in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The 165-acre garden is situated near the Naypyidaw City Hall with a steel structure arch-way. Also included in the garden are a main pond with three fountains inside and 11 small ponds with 13 different fountains inside, a 30-foot high clock tower, nine recreation centres, two small gardens, two stone gardens and ten feet wide buggy road and footpaths.
Located at 19.73 96.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Uppatasanti Pagoda
Uppatasanti Pagoda (also called the "Peace Pagoda") is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Burma. The pagoda, which houses a Buddha tooth relic from China. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres tall.
Located at 19.77 96.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Pyinmana
Pyinmana is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader, Than Shwe, dubbed Naypyidaw, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. Pyinmana is approximately 200 miles north of Yangon.
Located at 19.75 96.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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