Pyapon

Pyapon (Burmese: ဖျာပုံမြို့; Mon: ဖျာ ပုၚ်, [phya pɜŋ]) is a town and seat of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a tributary of the Ayeyarwady River. It is located about 15 km inland from the Andaman Sea, about 75 miles south of the capital, Yangon. It has a population of approximately 300,000 in 2006 . It serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens.

Ayeyarwady Region Pathein District Pathein Township Kangyidaunk Township Thabaung Township Ngapudaw Township Haigyi Island Township Ngwesaung Townships Chaungtha Township Ngayokekaung Township Hinthada District Hinthada Township Zalun Township Laymyethna Township Ithapyu Township Myaungmya District Myaungmya Township Einme Township Wakema Township Shwelaung Township Ma-ubin District Ma-ubin Township Pantanaw Township Nyaungdon Township Danubyu Township Pyapon District Pyapon Township Bogale Township Kyaiklat Township Dedaye Township Ahmar Township Labutta District Labutta Township Mawlamyinegyun Township Pyinsalu Township Kyonmanage Township Kyonpyaw District Kyonpyaw Township Yekyi Township Kyaunggon Township Ngathinechaung Township Ahtaung Township Myanaung District Myanaung Township Kyangin Township Ingapu Township Kanaung Township Main cities and towns Pathein Kangyidaut Thabaung Ngapudaw Haigyi Island Ngwesaung Ngayokekaung Chaungtha Kyonpyaw Yekyi Kyaunggon Ngathaingchaung Ahtaung Hinthada Zalun Lemyethna Ithapyu Myan Aung Kanaung Kyangin Ingapu Myaungmya Einme Wakema Shwelaung Labutta Mawlamyinegyun Pyinsalu Kyonmanage Maubin Pantanaw Nyaungdon Danubyu Pyapon Bogale Kyaiklat Dedaye Ahmar

Coordinates: 16°17′46″N 95°40′48″E / 16.29611°N 95.68000°E / 16.29611; 95.68000