Popa Mountain National Park
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Popa Mountain National Park is a national park
of Burma. It is located in Kyaukpadaung Township
in Mandalay Division
. It occupies an area of 49.63 square miles (128.5 km²) and was established in 1989. It surrounds Mount Popa
.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
of Burma. It is located in Kyaukpadaung Township
Kyaukpadaung Township
Kyaukpadaung Township is a township of Myingyan District in the Mandalay Region of Burma . Its administrative seat is the town of Kyaukpadaung...
in Mandalay Division
Mandalay Division
Mandalay Region is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. In the south of the division lies...
. It occupies an area of 49.63 square miles (128.5 km²) and was established in 1989. It surrounds Mount Popa
Mount Popa
Mount Popa is a volcano 1518 metres above sea level, and located in central Burma about southeast of Bagan in the Pegu Range. It can be seen from the River Ayeyarwady as far away as in clear weather. Mount Popa is perhaps best known for the nearby stunningly picturesque Popa Taungkalat...
.