Pantanaw
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Pantanaw
ပန်းတနော်မြို့ | |
|---|---|
City | |
 City of Pantanaw | |
  Pantanaw Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 16°59′6″N 95°27′56″E / 16.98500°N 95.46556°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Ma-ubin District |
| Township | Pantanaw Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population | 20,151 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Pantanaw (Burmese: ပန်းတနော်မြို့ [páɰ̃tənɔ̀ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, who was known in Burmese naming convention as Pantanaw U Thant. The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.
Former Prime Minister U Nu was a superintendent of schools in Pantanaw Township at the urge of his friend U Thant who was a headmaster at the school in Pantanaw.
References
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pantanaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပန်းတနော်ာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pantanaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ A. Walter Dorn (2007). "U Thant: Buddhism in Action" (PDF). In Kille, Kent (ed.). The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority: Ethics and Religion in International Leadership. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 145–147. ISBN 978-1-58901-180-9.
- ^ "U BA NYAN (1897 - 1945)". Thavibu Gallery. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ Saw Yan Naing (22 January 2009). "Remembering U Thant and His Achievmeents". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
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