Payagyi
Town in Bago Region, Myanmar
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Payagyi (Burmese: ဘုရားကြီး; also spelt Hpayargyi or Hpayagyi) is a town in Bago Township, Bago Region, Myanmar that was elevated from village status in 2013.[2] The four villages the Hpayargyi village tract- Hpayagyi, Shansu, Taungpeteekone and Natkin- were consolidated into three urban wards of the newly created town of Payagyi by the Ministry of Home Affairs.[3]
Hpayargyi
ဘုရားကြီး | |
|---|---|
  Hpayargyi Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 17°28′31″N 96°31′36″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Bago Region |
| District | Bago District |
| Township | Bago Township |
| Village tract | Hpayargyi village tract |
| Elevated from village | 23 May 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.04 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 19,552 |
| • Density | 2,780/sq mi (1,070/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
The town is located roughly 10 miles northeast of Bago via the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. Payagyi is also the ending point of National Highway 1 and serves as a junction along the Asian Highway Network between AH1's main route and its spur going to Yangon.[4]
In 2014, the 2014 Myanmar Census counted 16,805 people in the three urban wards of Payagyi.[5] In 2018 the General Administration Department estimated the population at 17,521 people, increasing to 19,551 people in 2019.[1]
