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Paung-aw Destination Guide

Touring Paung-aw in Myanmar

Paung-aw in the region of Shan is a city located in Myanmar - some 175 mi or ( 282 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Time in Paung-aw is now 05:25 PM (Thursday) . 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 Hong Son, Lampang, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai. Being here already, consider visiting Phayao . Check out our recommendations for Paung-aw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

National Highway 43 (Burma)

National Road 43 or State Highway 43 is a highway of eastern Burma, passing through Shan State. It connects the National Highway 3 at Nawnghkio at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:22|19|41|N|96|48|10|E| | |name= }} with National Highway 4 at Sakangyi at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:20|45|41|N|96|56|42|E| | |name= }} in the south, several miles west of the city of Taunggyi.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.33 96.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Roads in Burma, Shan State

Goteik viaduct

The Goteik viaduct (Burmese: ဂုတ်ထိပ်တံတား, also known as Gohteik viaduct) is a railway trestle in Nawnghkio, western Shan State, Myanmar (also known as Burma). The bridge is between the two towns of Pyin U Lwin, the summer capital of the former British colonial administrators of Burma, and Lashio, the principal town of northern Shan State. It is the highest bridge in Myanmar and when it was completed, the largest railway trestle in the world.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.34 96.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1913, Bridges in Burma, Visitor attractions in Burma, Yangon Region

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