Pantanaw

Pantanaw (Burmese: ပန်းတနော်မြို့ [páɰ̃tənɔ̀ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, who was known in Burmese naming convention as Pantanaw U Thant.[2] The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.[3]

Pantanaw
ပန်းတနော်မြို့
City
City of Pantanaw
City of Pantanaw
Pantanaw is located in Myanmar
Pantanaw
Pantanaw
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°59′6″N 95°27′56″E
Country Myanmar
RegionAyeyarwady Region
DistrictMa-ubin District
TownshipPantanaw Township
Area
 • Total0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
20,151
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Former Prime Minister U Nu was a superintendent schools in Pantanaw Township at the urge of his friend U Thant who was a headmaster at the school in Pantanaw.[4]

References
  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pantanaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပန်းတနော်ာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pantanaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. A. Walter Dorn (2007). "U Thant: Buddhism in Action" (PDF). In Kille, Kent (ed.). The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority: Ethics and Religion in International Leadership. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 145–147. ISBN 978-1-58901-180-9.
  3. "U BA NYAN (1897 - 1945)". Thavibu Gallery. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  4. Saw Yan Naing (22 January 2009). "Remembering U Thant and His Achievmeents". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.


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