Kyungon, Wakema
Kyungon[1] is a village in Wakema Township, Myaungmya District, in the Ayeyarwady Region of northcentral Myanmar. Kyungon is on the left (south) bank of the Pyamalaw River across from the village of Kwinbauk.[2]
Kyungon | |
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village | |
  Kyungon Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 16°42′06″N 95°09′41″E | |
| Country |  Burma (Myanmar) |
| Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Myaungmya |
| Township | Wakema |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
In 2009 a bridge over the Pyamalaw River at Kyungon was completed.[3] The bridge is a 500-foot suspension bridge, 14 feet wide, suitable for one-way traffic.[4]
Notes
- Kyungon (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE46-16 Bassein, U.S. Army Map Service, September 1959
- "Kyungon Bridge opened in Wakema Township" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine MRTV3
- "Priority given to development of the roads after Roads Year was designated" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine The New Light of Myanmar 23 April 2006
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