Paukka, Myinmu
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Paukka is a small town
in the southeast of the Sagaing Division
in Burma. It is located east by road from Tizaung
and the township seat of Myinmu
. The town of Legyi
lies to the east.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the southeast of the Sagaing Division
Sagaing Division
Sagaing Region is an administrative region of Burma , located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east...
in Burma. It is located east by road from Tizaung
Tizaung
Tizaung is a village in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located about 2 miles northeast of the township centre of Myinmu by road. The settlement of Paukka also lies by road to the east.Tizaung contains a notable pagoda....
and the township seat of Myinmu
Myinmu
Myinmu is a river town in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. The town has a rich history linked to World War II during the Burma Campaign against the Japanese, in 1944. It was also under the control of the Portuguese Missionaries in the 19th century...
. The town of Legyi
Legyi
Legyi may refer to several places in Burma:*Legyi, Kale*Legyi, Myinmu*Legyi, Mogok, in Mogok Township...
lies to the east.