Pekon Township (Burmese: ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ်; also spelled Pekhon, Phekhon, Pekong, Pecong, Pékon) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Pekon. The largest settlement in the township is Mobye, a village tract in the east of the township.[1]
Pekon Township
ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 Moebye Reservoir in Pekon Township | |
 Location in Taunggyi district | |
| Coordinates: 19°39′58″N 96°53′04″E / 19.6660°N 96.8844°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Shan State |
| District | Taunggyi District |
| Capital | Pekon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,807.73 sq mi (9,862.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,950 ft (900 m) |
| Highest elevation | 6,000 ft (2,000 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 107,841 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Part of a popular tourist place and bird watching site, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary, lies in this township.[2][3]
Reportedly, the township's southern police station was occupied and razed by civilian fighters. There is an ongoing battle between civilian fighters and Myanmar military troops.[4]
In late December 2023, various resistance groups of Operation 1111 were able to capture two junta military bases, Shwe Pyi Aye and Lwal Pator, in the township.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pekon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ဖယ်ခုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Nyaungdon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Birdwatching in Myanmar". www.birdingpal.org. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Inle lake wetland sanctuary - Shan state". www.asterism.info. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "대담해지는 미얀마 시민군..경찰서 태우고 군경 수십 명 사살". 다음뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ The Irrawaddy (27 December 2023). "Myanmar's Operation 1027 Against The Junta Two Months On". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ The Irrawaddy (29 December 2023). "Junta losses mount: Resistance seizes more bases in southern Shan State". Facebook. Meta Platforms Inc. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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