Pyapon

Pyapon ဖျာပုံမြို့
Town
Pyapon Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°17′10″N 95°39′57″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Ayeyarwady Region
District	Pyapon District
Township	Pyapon Township
Area
• Total	4.15 sq mi (10.75 km2)
Elevation	14 ft (4.3 m)
Population  (2023)
• Total	47,082
• Density	11,340/sq mi (4,380/km2)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (Myanmar Standard Time)

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Pyapon (Burmese: ဖျာပုံမြို့; Mon: ဖျာပုၚ်listen^ⓘ, /pʰja: paoŋ/) is a town and seat of Pyapon District as well as Pyapon Township in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar, along the Pyapon River, a distributary of the Ayeyarwady River. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) inland from the Andaman Sea, about 75 miles (121 km) south of the previous capital, Yangon. In 2023, it had a population of 47,082. It serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens.

Tourists and visitors to Pyapon cruise in the nearby backwaters where nearby mangroves are home to birds, crocodiles and, occasionally, dolphins.