Pantanaw
City in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
Pantanaw ပန်းတနော်မြို့ | |
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• 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.[2] The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.[3]
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.[4]
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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Ayeyarwady Region
Capital: Pathein
- Kyaunggon Township
- Kyonpyaw Township
- Yekyi Township (Ngathinechaung Subtownship)
- Labutta Township (Pyinsalu Subtownship)
- Mawlamyinegyun Township
- Pathein
- Ahmar
- Ahtaung
- Aingthapyu
- Bogale
- Chaungtha
- Danubyu
- Dedaye
- Einme
- Hainggyi Island
- Hinthada
- Ingapu
- Kanaung
- Kangyidaut
- Kyaiklat
- Kyangin
- Kyaunggon
- Kyonmanage
- Kyonpyaw
- Labutta
- Lemyethna
- Maubin
- Mawlamyinegyun
- Myan Aung
- Myaungmya
- Ngapudaw
- Ngathaingchaung
- Ngayokaung
- Ngwesaung
- Nyaungdon
- Pantanaw
- Pyapon
- Pyinsalu
- Shwelaung
- Thabaung
- Wakema
- Yekyi
- Zalun
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