Taungoo

city in the Bago Region of Myanmar
Place human_settlement Q1193412
Taungoo
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Taungoo

Summary

Taungoo is a human settlement[1]. Taungoo ranks in the top 0.83% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month, #299 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taungoo is located in Taungoo District[3].
  • Taungoo is located in Taungoo Township[4].
  • Taungoo is in the country of Myanmar[5].
  • Taungoo's instance of is recorded as human settlement[6].
  • Taungoo's instance of is recorded as town in Myanmar[7].
  • Taungoo's Commons category is recorded as Taungoo[8].
  • Taungoo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:30[9].
  • January 1, 1510 marks the founding of Taungoo[10].
  • Taungoo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.93333333, 'lon': 96.43333333}[11].
  • Taungoo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taungoo[12].
  • Taungoo has a population of {'amount': '+110000'}[13].
  • Taungoo has a population of {'amount': '+108569'}[14].
  • Taungoo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Taungoo's capital of is recorded as First Toungoo Empire[16].
  • Taungoo's capital of is recorded as Taungoo District[17].
  • Taungoo's category for people born here is recorded as Q137803154[18].
  • Taungoo's different from is recorded as Taungyo[19].
  • Taungoo sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+56'}[20].

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Geography

Taungoo is in the country of Myanmar[5]. Located in include Taungoo District[3], a district of Myanmar[21], in Myanmar[22] and Taungoo Township[4], a township of Myanmar[23], in Myanmar[24].

Physical Characteristics

Taungoo sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+56'}[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+110000'}[13] and {'amount': '+108569'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[6] and town in Myanmar[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1510 marks the founding of Taungoo[10].

Why It Matters

Taungoo ranks in the top 0.83% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month, #299 of 35,923).[2] Taungoo has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Taungoo is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Q137803154
    Capital of First Toungoo Empire, Taungoo District
    Instance of human settlement, town in Myanmar
    Population
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:تاونگوو]]"
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