Kyaikto ( my, ကျိုက်ထိုမြို့; mnw, ကျာ်ထဝ်) is a town in the
Mon State
Mon State ( my, မွန်ပြည်နယ်, ; mnw, တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်, italics=no) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the ...
of south-east
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. It is part of the
Kyaikto Township in
Thaton District
Thaton District ( my, သထုံခရိုင်; Karen: Doo The Htoo ; Pa-O: သထွုံႏခရဲင်ႏ; is a district of the Mon State in Myanmar. The capital is Thaton town. The district covers an area of 5,157 km2, and had a ...
. It is the nearest town to the
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda ( my, ကျိုက်ထီးရိုးဘုရား or ; mnw, ကျာ်သိယဵု ; also known as Golden Rock) is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Myanmar. It is a small pagoda () built on th ...
(or the Golden Rock), a famous landmark in Myanmar.
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Mon State
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