Kyaikto
Encyclopedia
Kyaikto is a town
in the Mon State
of south-east Myanmar
. It is part of the Kyaikto Township
in Thaton District
. It is the nearest town to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
(or the Golden Rock), a famous landmark in Myanmar.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Mon State
Mon State
Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Region on the north and Tanintharyi Region on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is...
of south-east Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. It is part of the Kyaikto Township
Kyaikto Township
Kyaikto Township is a township of Thaton District in the Mon State of Myanmar. Its principal town is Kyaikto.There were 157,216 persons with 27,745 households in Kyaikto Twonship according to an answer at Myanmar Parliament in September 2011...
in Thaton District
Thaton District
Thaton District is a district of the Mon State in Myanmar. The capital is Thaton town.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Thaton Township*Paung Township*Kyaikto Township*Bilin Township...
. It is the nearest town to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda , also known as Golden Rock) is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Myanmar. It is a small pagoda built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees. According to legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched on a strand...
(or the Golden Rock), a famous landmark in Myanmar.