scenic viewpoint
Mandalay Hill
A 240-meter hill offering panoramic views of Mandalay, the royal palace, and surrounding countryside, covered in temples and monasteries.
36 km · about 40 min drive
AsiaMyanmarMandalay Region
Pyin Oo Lwin
Mandalay Region, Myanmar · Asia
About Pyin Oo Lwin
Pyin Oo Lwin sits on the route: 45 minutes from Mandalay, 36km from Mandalay Hill.
Pyin Oo Lwin is in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Mandalay, about 39 km away.
Pyin Oo Lwin (Burmese: ပြင်ဦးလွင်မြို့, MLCTS: prang u: lwang mrui., pronounced [pjɪ̀ɰ̃ ʔú lwɪ̀ɰ̃]; Shan: ဝဵင်းပၢင်ႇဢူႈ, Weng Pang U), formerly and colloquially known as Maymyo (Burmese: မေမြို့, MLCTS: me mrui.), is a hill town in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located approximately 67 kilometers (42 mi) east ofRead more
Mandalay at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). Known as the "City of Flowers" (Pan Myodaw), 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. The township had a population of 361,088 at the 2024 census, of which 149,439 resided in the urban area.
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Within an hour or so of Pyin Oo Lwin: Mandalay Hill (36 km), U Bein Bridge (44 km), Goteik Viaduct (54 km).
Where is Pyin Oo Lwin?
Pyin Oo Lwin is in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, about 39 km from Mandalay.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 117,303
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Mandalay Region
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 22.0350, 96.4568
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Worth the detour from Pyin Oo Lwin
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
U Bein Bridge
The world's longest teak footbridge stretching 1.2 kilometers across Taungthaman Lake, offering magical sunset silhouettes.
44 km · about 50 min drive
bridge
Goteik Viaduct
A steel trestle bridge of 1900, 689 metres long and 102 metres above a gorge, once the largest railway trestle in the world. Road viewpoints on the Mandalay–Lashio highway look straight along its span.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Pyin Oo Lwin
- 36 kmMandalay HillA 240-meter hill offering panoramic views of Mandalay, the royal palace, and surrounding countryside, covered in temples and monasteries.
- 54 kmGoteik ViaductA steel trestle bridge of 1900, 689 metres long and 102 metres above a gorge, once the largest railway trestle in the world. Road viewpoints on the Mandalay–Lashio highway look straight along its span.
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