Kyaukse
Kyaukse is a town in Myanmar's Mandalay Region known for its elephant dance festival and for the Shwethalyaung Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the 11th century. Settled by the first Myanmar people around 800 CE, the area retains remains of pagodas and old cities, and local inscriptions from the 12th and 13th centuries describe it as "the first home." The town sits on the Zawgyi River, south of Mandalay, on the Mandalay–Yangon railway line.
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- Population50,480
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.9 km1.8 mi
Kyaukse: quick answers
Where is Kyaukse?
Kyaukse is in Myanmar (Burma), about 41 km26 miles in a straight line from Mandalay.
How do you get to Kyaukse?
The nearest airport is Mandalay (MDL), about 1 hr 15 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kyaukse?
The warmest month is April, averaging 31°C88°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 21°C70°F. The wettest month is September, with about 190 mm7.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kyaukse?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 restaurants and 234 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Kyaukse?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Amarapura, Inwa and Pyin Oo Lwin.