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City profile · Myanmar · Asia

Pèkon

City population
15,323
#158
in Myanmar
#22
in Shan State
#30,865
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawPèkon
19.868, 97.007 · 93 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
15,323
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#158
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,865
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.0%
of the national population

About Pèkon

Pèkon is a city in Shan State, Myanmar with a population of 15,323. It is the 158th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 30,865th largest worldwide. It lies 93 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#158of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Shan State
#22of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#22of 22
Distance to capital
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
897 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
19.868, 97.007
Record updated
2026-01-19
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 160 in Myanmar

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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