Pyin Oo Lwin

Pyin Oo Lwin
ပြင်ဦးလွင်မြို့ (မေမြို့)
Town
Downtown Pyin Oo Lwin
Pyin Oo Lwin
Coordinates: 22°2′4.38″N 96°27′31.49″E / 22.0345500°N 96.4587472°E / 22.0345500; 96.4587472
CountryMyanmar
RegionMandalay Region
DistrictPyin Oo Lwin District
Elevation
3,510 ft (1,070 m)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
255,000
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Pyin Oo Lwin or Pyin U Lwin (Burmese: ပြင်ဦးလွင်မြို့, MLCTS: prang u: lwang mrui., pronounced [pjɪ̀ɰ̃ ʔú lwɪ̀ɰ̃]; Shan: ဝဵင်းပၢင်ႇဢူႈ, Weng Pang U), formerly and colloquially referred to as Maymyo (Burmese: မေမြို့, MLCTS: me mrui.), is a scenic hill town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, approximately 67 kilometers (42 mi) east of Mandalay, at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The town had an estimated population of around 255,000 in 2014.