Pantanaw

Pantanaw (Burmese: ပန်းတနော်မြို့ [páɰ̃tənɔ̀ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, who was known in Burmese naming convention as Pantanaw U Thant.^[2] The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.^[3]

Pantanaw ပန်းတနော်မြို့
City
City of Pantanaw
Pantanaw Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°59′6″N 95°27′56″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady Region
District	Ma-ubin District
Township	Pantanaw Township
Area
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2023)[1]	20,497
• Ethnicities	Karen Bamar
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Former Prime Minister U Nu was a superintendent of schools in Pantanaw Township at the urge of his friend U Thant who was a headmaster at the school in Pantanaw.^[4]