# Pyuntaza

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Town in Bago Region, Myanmar

Pyuntaza ပြွန်တန်ဆာမြို့ Town Pyuntaza Location in Burma Coordinates: 17°52′N 96°44′E / 17.867°N 96.733°E / 17.867; 96.733 Country Myanmar Region Bago Region District Bago District Township Nyaunglebin Township Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

**Pyuntaza** ([Burmese](/source/Burmese_language): ပြွန်တန်ဆာမြို့, [MLCTS](/source/MLC_Transcription_System): *pywan ti cha mrui.*; also spelt **Pyuntasa**) is a small town located in [Nyaunglebin Township](/source/Nyaunglebin_Township), [Bago District](/source/Bago_District), [Bago Region](/source/Bago_Region), [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar). It is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from [Bago](/source/Bago%2C_Burma) (formerly Pegu).

The dominant ethnic group is [Bamar](/source/Bamar), although there is a substantial number of [Karen](/source/Karen_people). The town's main economy consists of [rice](/source/Rice) cultivation and distribution.

## Etymology

The name Pyuntaza comes from the [Mon language](/source/Mon_language) term *plaem sotchaek* (ပလီုသစ္စ, Mon pronunciation: [\[pəlɜ̀m sɔtcɛˀ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA)), which means "to break vows."[1]

## History

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Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1891 23,132 — 1901 52,952 +128.9% [2]

In the colonial era, Pyuntaza was administered as a township of [Pegu District](/source/Bago_District) in [Lower Burma](/source/Lower_Burma), covering an area of 1,443 square miles (3,740 km2) and consisting of 232 villages.[2] The township's population in 1901 was 52,952 persons, having more than doubled since 1891 (23,132).[2] The western flank of the former Pyuntaza Township is hilly, while the eastern half is a flat rice-producing area.[2]

From 1920 to 1931, with the emergence of a national railway system extending north–south, Pyuntaza emerged as a railway center town, along with neighbouring [Daik-U](/source/Daik-U).[3] By rail, Pyuntaza was 88 miles (142 km) from [Rangoon](/source/Rangoon) (now Yangon).[4]

During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), prominent Burmese barrister U [Chan Htoon](/source/Chan_Htoon) retreated to Pyuntaza as his place of retirement.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ko Banyar Be (7 November 2013). ["မွန်တို့ဌာနေ ရာမည တိုင်းက မွန် အခေါ်အဝေါ်များ"](http://burmese.phophtawnews.org/index.php/feature/item/852-2013-11-07-04-04-57.html) (in Burmese). Burma News International (BNI). Retrieved 25 June 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gaz_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gaz_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gaz_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-gaz_2-3) Henry Frowde, ed. (1908). *The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Pushkar to Salween*. Vol. XXI. London: Oxford Clarendon Press. pp. 12–13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["A Preliminary Review on the Urbanization of Bago (Pegu) Division of Myanmar (Burma)"](https://urban-research-burmamyanmar.blogspot.com/2011/09/preliminary-review-on-urbanization-of.html). *Research on Urbanization in Burma/Myanmar*. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Office of the Chief Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, ed. (1893). *Notes and Statistics in Four Parts*. Rangoon: Government of Burma. p. 273.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Maung Maung (2008). Robert H. Taylor (ed.). [*Dr. Maung Maung: Gentleman, Scholar, Patriot*](https://archive.org/details/drmaungmaunggent00tayl). Institute of south-east Asian Studies. pp. [114](https://archive.org/details/drmaungmaunggent00tayl/page/n129). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789812304094](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789812304094).

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