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Kyaukpadaung
Kyaukpadaung
	— Town —
	Nickname(s): စကားဝါေျမ(The Land of Bright Yellow Michelia Champaca)
	; Kyaukpadaung Location in Burma
	Coordinates: 20°50′N 95°8′E / 20.833°N 95.133°E
Country	Burma
Admin. division	Mandalay
District	Myingyan District
Township	KyaukPaDaung Township
	Government
- Mayor
	Population (2005)
- Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	GMT+6:30

Kyaukpadaung(ေက်ာက္ပန္းေတာင္း) is a town in Mandalay Division in Central Myanmar. It lies just Southwest of Mount Popa.

Photo of Popa Mountain view from Popa Mountain Resort

[edit] History

The name of Kyaukpadaung derived from Kyauk (ေက်ာက္|Rock) + Pann (ပန္း|Flower) + Taung (ေတာင္|Mountain). Mountain of Rocky Flowers might be the nearest meaning of Kyaukpadaung.

[edit] Geography

Since the name of this town is related to rock. There are some rocky-hills nearby and in town. The Extinct Vocalno Mount Popa is about 10km from town.

[edit] Transportation

Railway transport estabalished since World War II, on the Pyinmana-Kyini Link. Buses & Cars operate to and fro nearby townships. Kyaukpadaung is situated on the link road of Yangon-Myingyan-Mandalay road and Yangon-Meiktila-Mandalay.

[edit] Communication

In 1994, telephone system was upgraded, from Manual Switching Exchange to Auto Telephone System. Local Area Code is 061, it was same as Chauk.

[edit] Weather

Kyaukpadaung is located in Hot & Dry zone, and rain measure getting about 40inch and below. Temperature during Summer: High=36~39'C, Low= 25~28'C, and Winter: High=30~31'C, Low=19~23'C. Popa region is an Oasis of Central Myanmar(Burma).