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Shwedagon Pagoda
A gilded 99-meter stupa in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Pawgan
Yangon, Myanmar · Asia
About Pawgan
Pawgan is worth a stop: 13km from Shwedagon Pagoda.
Pawgan is in Yangon, Myanmar, with about 24,000 people.
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Within an hour or so of Pawgan: Shwedagon Pagoda (13 km).
Where is Pawgan?
Pawgan is in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,992
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Yangon
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.9084, 96.0978
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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