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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
Share of Myanmar
0.0%
Of the national population
Elevation
897 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Nay Pyi Taw
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
IANA zone identifier

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
Coordinates
19.868, 97.007
Record updated
19 January 2026
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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