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Pyin Oo Lwin

Pyin Oo Lwin, formerly and colloquially known as Maymyo, is a hill town in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located approximately 67 kilometers (42 mi) east of Mandalay at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). Known as the "City of Flowers", it served as the summer capital of British Burma and remains one of Myanmar's most popular resort destinations owing to its cool highland climate. Wikipedia

Population 255,000 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Myanmar

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Myanmar

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Railway Station Market

    No hours mapped

    670 m from the centre

  • Myoma Market

    မြို့မဈေးကြီး

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Pyin Oo Lwin Night Market

    No hours mapped

    2.4 km from the centre

  • Outdoor Market

    No hours mapped

    2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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