Kyaukse
Sign in to saveKyaukse (, ) is a town and the capital of Kyaukse District in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Lying on the Zawgyi River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Mandalay, it is served by the Mandalay-Yangon (Rangoon) railway. The first Myanmar probably settled in the area about 800, and local 12th- and 13th-century inscriptions refer to Kyaukse as “the first home”. Remains of pagodas and old cities are found throughout the area. The Shwethalyaung Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta (1044–77), is located in Kyaukse.
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Place details
- Locality
- ကျောက်ဆည်
- Region
- မန္တလေးတိုင်း
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 50,480
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.official_name
- Kyaukse
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Burma
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Burma
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Downtown, Kyaukse, Myanmar.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Downtown Kyaukse, the Main Road, and Clock Tower
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mandalay Region
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kyaukse District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Township
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kyaukse Township
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_total
- 741071
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Burman
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Pagan era
- Konbaung era
- Modern era
- Earthquake
- Economy
- Education
- Notable people
- Sights of interest
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Kyaukse (, ) is a town and the capital of Kyaukse District in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Lying on the Zawgyi River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Mandalay, it is served by the Mandalay-Yangon (Rangoon) railway. The first Myanmar probably settled in the area about 800, and local 12th- and 13th-century inscriptions refer to Kyaukse as “the first home”. Remains of pagodas and old cities are found throughout the area. The Shwethalyaung Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta (1044–77), is located in Kyaukse.
Kyaukse is famous for the Kyaukse elephant dance festival, and for being the home town of former dictator Senior General Than Shwe. The town's industrial zone is one of more than 30 across the country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyaukse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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