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Kyaukpyu

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Kyaukphyu ( ; also spelt Kyaukpyu) is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar and it is informally addressed to be the second capital of Rakhine State. It is located on the northwestern corner of Yanbye Island on Combermere Bay, and is north-west of Yangon. It is the principal town of Kyaukphyu Township and Kyaukphyu District. The town is situated on a superb natural harbor which connects the rice trade between Calcutta and Yangon. The estimated population in 1983 was 19,456. The population of Kyaukphyu's urban area is 20,866 as of 2014, while Kyaukphyu Township's population is 165,3

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Place details

Locality
ကျောက်ဖြူ
Region
ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်
Country
မြန်မာ
Population
180,000
Timezone
Asia/Yangon

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.established_date
1838
Settlement.official_name
Kyaukphyu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map
Myanmar
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Myanmar
Settlement.image_caption
Welcome to Kyaukpyu
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kyaukpyu
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Township
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kyaukpyu Township
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_code
+95-43-46-xxx
Settlement.population_as_of
2014
Settlement.population_blank1
ArakaneseChinKamein
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Quarters of the town
  • Attractions
  • Economy
  • Oil pipeline
  • Natural gas pipeline and terminal
  • Special Economic Zone and its impact
  • Transport
  • Port
  • Kunming–Kyaukphyu Railway
  • Education
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Kyaukphyu ( ; also spelt Kyaukpyu) is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar and it is informally addressed to be the second capital of Rakhine State. It is located on the northwestern corner of Yanbye Island on Combermere Bay, and is north-west of Yangon. It is the principal town of Kyaukphyu Township and Kyaukphyu District. The town is situated on a superb natural harbor which connects the rice trade between Calcutta and Yangon. The estimated population in 1983 was 19,456. The population of Kyaukphyu's urban area is 20,866 as of 2014, while Kyaukphyu Township's population is 165,352.

The town is home to several deep-water port projects, as well as the western end of the Sino-Myanmar pipelines the Kunming–Kyaukphyu Railway and natural gas pipelines.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyaukpyu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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