Kyaukphyu
Kyaukphyu
ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့ | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 19°25′35″N 93°32′45″E / 19.42639°N 93.54583°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Rakhine State |
| District | Kyaukpyu |
| Township | Kyaukpyu Township |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 180,000 |
| • Ethnicities | Arakanese Chin Kamein |
| • Religions | Buddhism Christianity Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area code | +95-43-46-xxx |
Kyaukphyu (Burmese: ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့ [tɕaʊʔpʰjù mjo̰]; also spelt Kyaukpyu) is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar and it is informally addressed to be the second capital of Rakhine State.It is located on the north western corner of Yanbye Island on Combermere Bay, and is 250 miles or 400 kilometres north-west of Yangon. It is the principal town of Kyaukphyu Township and Kyaukphyu District. The town is situated on a superb natural harbor which connects the rice trade between Calcutta and Yangon. The estimated population in 1983 was 19,456. The population of Kyaukphyu's urban area is 20,866 as of 2014, while Kyaukphyu Township's population is 165,352.
The town is home to several deep-water port projects, as well as the western end of the Sino-Myanmar pipelines the Kunming–Kyaukphyu Railway and natural gas pipelines.