Taungoo

Taungoo (Burmese: တောင်ငူ, Taung-Ngu, also spelled Toungoo) is the capital and largest city of Taungoo District in the Bago Region of Myanmar. It is located in the centre of the district.

The city and its surroundings has a population of 336,390 people. The Yangon-Mandalay Railway passes through the city, and the city has a small airport. By road, it is located between Bago and Pyinmana, and is a main point of access to the Thandaunggyi hill station.