Taungwingon
in Taungoo District of Bago Region, Myanmar

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
18.866 and 96.436 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 18° 51' 58" and E 96° 26' 10"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kyat - MMK
Spoken languages:
Burmese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:53 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Yangon
UTC/GMT offset: 6.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:37 am and 6:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-14.320 and -76.160 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Santa Rosa
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Myanmar in South-Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 4,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Myanmar.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Myanmar. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Delve into Taungwingon

Taungwingon in Taungoo District (Bago Region) is a town located in Myanmar about 64 mi (or 103 km) south of Nay Pyi Taw, the country's capital town.

Time in Taungwingon is now 02:53 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Yangon with an UTC offset of 6.5 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Taungwingon, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Myanmar is Naypyidaw Airport in a distance of 55 mi (or 88 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nay Pyi Taw, Loikaw, Khun Yuam, Bago and Mae La Noi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 41°C / 105 °F

Morning Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Evening Temperature 39°C / 102 °F
Night Temperature 31°C / 89 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 27%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

41°C (105 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

40°C (104 °F)
33°C (91 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

41°C (107 °F)
33°C (91 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Dr. Ashin Ariyadhamma's Mahasaddhammajotikadhaja Puja Ceremony

Published: April 21, 2014
Length: 48:38 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Sitagu International

Dr. Ashin Ariyadhamma's Mahasaddhammajotikadhaja Puja Ceremony at Thaung Gone Sasana Yeiktha, Toungoo, Myanmar on March 23, 2014.


FIRE WALKING FESTIVAL-2012 March(In Htee Ni Gone-Toungoo)

Published: December 24, 2012
Length: 45:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Thar Gyi

FIRE WALKING FESTIVAL-2012 March(In Htee Ni Gone-Toungoo)


Ethnies birmanes

Published: July 21, 2009
Length: 08:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jean-Claude Beghein

Diaporama de notre voyage en Birmanie en février - mars 2009. Participez à notre action humanitaire: www.mingalaba.org.


Myanmar-Budda-Amazing.mp4

Published: December 26, 2012
Length: 34:21 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: Nay Naing

ဆရာေတာ္ဘုရားသည္ အသက္ရွိေတာ္မူစဥ္က ခ်ိဳးၿခံေခၽြတာေနထိုင္ခဲ့ပါသည္။ အလွဴမွအၿပန္ စားဖြယ္တို႔ကို ထုပ္ပိုးကာ လမ္းတြင္ေတြ႕ရေသာ ...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Battle of Oktwin

Battle of Oktwin March 20–23, 1942, was the second battle in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War. On March 20, the Japanese 143rd Regiment plus cavalry units of the 55th Division attacked the positions of the Chinese 5th Army Cavalry Regiment north of the Kan River, driving the Chinese forces back with heavy losses.

Located at 18.829, 96.4053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Burma, World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre, Battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1942 in Japan, 1942 in Burma