Gyobingauk

Gyobingauk is a town and seat of Gyobingauk Township, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Burma. It lies approximately 10 kilometres north of Okpho along National Highway 2.[1][2] It is located roughly 185 kilometres north of Yangon. The town has a Roman Catholic history with missionaries. It was reorganized in 1951 as the city headquarters. It is said that the city was named after GyoBinGauk because of buckling Gyo Tree's location at long times ago.

Gyobingauk
ကြို့ပင်ကောက်
Town
Gyobingauk is located in Myanmar
Gyobingauk
Gyobingauk
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 18°13′N 95°39′E
Country Myanmar
Region Bago Region
DistrictTharrawaddy District
TownshipGyobingauk Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Health care
  • Gyobingauk General Hospital
  • Aung Myin Myint Mo Hospital
  • GBK Hospital
  • Gyobingauk Traditional Medicine Hospital

Notable people

References
  1. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.


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