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Sign in to saveMonywa (; ) is a city in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, located north-west of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin. Monywa is one of the most economically important cities in Myanmar. It is also known as 'Neem City' because many of the city's streets are lined with neem trees.
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Monywa is a city in Myanmar, situated within Monywa Township and the Sagaing Region. It lies at an elevation of 81 meters above sea level. The city’s population is recorded as 207,489 by one source and 182,011 by another.
The area is located in the Asia/Yangon timezone. Current weather conditions in Monywa include a temperature of 29.61 degrees, humidity of 63 percent, air pressure of 1006, and wind speed of 4.76. The city has an official website and is referenced by 456 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Place details
- Locality
- မုံရွာ
- Region
- စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 182,011
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.official_name
- Monywa
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Myanmar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Myanmar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Monywa-aung-setkya-paya-d04.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Monywa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Monywa District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Township
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Monywa Township
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_code
- 71
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 71.39
- Settlement.population_total
- 372,095
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Monywa Township
- Population
- 207489
- Elevation
- 81
- Official website
- www.monywa.org
- Image
- Monywa-aung-setkya-paya-d04.jpg
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- Commons category
- Monywa
- Commons gallery
- Monywa
- P12749
- Peire Rogier
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
thumbnail|Bodhi Tataung thumbnail|Buddha statues at Bodhi Tataung Non air-con bus is available from Mandalay (26th St, near 90th St). Trip takes about 3 hours including one break (20-30 min) for 2,000 kyat. It is probably safer to get the bus from bus station and have your seat booked. Bus appears to be quite frequent.
A local non air-con bus from Bagan leaves at 07:30 and takes about 3-4 hours including several stops. Can be booked at the bus station, and haggling can get the locals' price of 3,000 kyat compared to that 5,000 kyat charged by hotels. The bus can pick you up along the main road.
Get around
Tuk-tuks are widely available. A tuk-tuk from the bus station to the city centre shouldn't cost more than 1,000 kyat.
Buy
Mosquito repellent, there are many many mosquitoes so be prepared. You can buy repellent at every street shop. Odomos mosquito repellent is an Indian generic and costs only 700 kyat for a 100 ml tube.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gallery (10)
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3 mapped locations