Official Name: | Pauk Township |
Native Name: | ပေါက်မြို့နယ် |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Magway Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pakokku District |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Pauk |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2486.38859 |
Population: | 200120 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 21.45°N 122°W |
Elevation Ft: | 527.93 |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Pauk Township (Burmese: ပေါက်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Pakokku District in Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Pauk.
The township lies between 21° 10' and 21° 49' north latitude and 94° 18' and 94° 44' east longitude.[2] It has an area of 1,490 sq.mi.[2] The principal river is the Kyaw River along the banks of which rice is grown.[2]
The Burmese government has denied that chemical weapons are produced at the military facility there.[3]
Pauk Township is bordered[4] by: