Taungoo
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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
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1510
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Taungoo Township
- Population
- +108569
- Elevation
- +56
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
- Capital of
- Taungoo District
- Image
- Toungoo ou taungû.jpg
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- Military and Internal Security
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- Air
- Education
- High schools
- Public universities and colleges
- Nursing and midwifery schools
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- Major sites
- Pagodas
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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.