Pekon Township
ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ် | |
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![]() Moebye Reservoir in Pekon Township | |
![]() Location in Taunggyi district | |
Coordinates: 19°39′58″N 96°53′04″E / 19.6660°N 96.8844°E | |
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Region | ![]() |
District | Taunggyi District |
Capital | Pekon |
Area | |
• Total | 3,807.73 sq mi (9,862.0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,950 ft (900 m) |
Highest elevation | 6,000 ft (2,000 m) |
Population (2019)
[1] | 107,841 |
• Ethnicities | |
• Religions | |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 ( MMT) |
Pekon Township ( Burmese: ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ်; also spelled Pekhon, Phekhon, Pekong, Pecong, Pékon) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Pekon. The largest settlement in the township is Mobye, a village tract in the east of the township. [1]
Part of a popular tourist place and bird watching site, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary, lies in this township. [2] [3]
Reportedly, the township's southern police station was occupied and razed by civilian fighters. There is an ongoing battle between civilian fighters and Myanmar military troops. [4]
In late December 2023, various resistance groups of Operation 1111 were able to capture two junta military bases, Shwe Pyi Aye and Lwal Pator, in the township. [5] [6]
Pekon Township
ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ် | |
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![]() Moebye Reservoir in Pekon Township | |
![]() Location in Taunggyi district | |
Coordinates: 19°39′58″N 96°53′04″E / 19.6660°N 96.8844°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ![]() |
District | Taunggyi District |
Capital | Pekon |
Area | |
• Total | 3,807.73 sq mi (9,862.0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,950 ft (900 m) |
Highest elevation | 6,000 ft (2,000 m) |
Population (2019)
[1] | 107,841 |
• Ethnicities | |
• Religions | |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 ( MMT) |
Pekon Township ( Burmese: ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ်; also spelled Pekhon, Phekhon, Pekong, Pecong, Pékon) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Pekon. The largest settlement in the township is Mobye, a village tract in the east of the township. [1]
Part of a popular tourist place and bird watching site, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary, lies in this township. [2] [3]
Reportedly, the township's southern police station was occupied and razed by civilian fighters. There is an ongoing battle between civilian fighters and Myanmar military troops. [4]
In late December 2023, various resistance groups of Operation 1111 were able to capture two junta military bases, Shwe Pyi Aye and Lwal Pator, in the township. [5] [6]