Pantanaw
City in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
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Pantanaw (Burmese: ပန်းတနော်မြို့ [páɰ̃tənɔ̀ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, who was known in Burmese naming convention as Pantanaw U Thant.[2] The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.[3]
Pantanaw
ပန်းတနော်မြို့ | |
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City | |
City of Pantanaw | |
  Pantanaw Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 16°59′6″N 95°27′56″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Ma-ubin District |
| Township | Pantanaw Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 20,497 |
| • Density | 36,900/sq mi (14,200/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Former Prime Minister U Nu was a superintendent of schools in Pantanaw Township at the urge of his friend U Thant who was a headmaster at the school in Pantanaw.[4]
