Taungoo

Also known as Toungoo, Taungoo City, Toungoo City, Taungngu, Toung-ngu, Toung-ngú

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Place details

Locality: တောင်ငူ
Region: ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Country: မြန်မာ
Population: 106,945
Timezone: Asia/Yangon

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.official_name: Taungoo
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map: Burma
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Burma
Settlement.image_skyline: Taungoo, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (105).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 270px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Division
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Taungoo District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Taungoo Township
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_blank1: Burman, Karen
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2: Theravada Buddhism, Christianity

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Taungoo (, Tauñngu myoú; ), also spelled Toungoo and formerly Toung-ngú, is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry is in forestry products, with teak and other hardwoods extracted from the mountains. The city is known for its areca palms and betel nut chewing.

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