Kyaukse

Kyaukse is a town in Myanmar's Mandalay Region known for its elephant dance festival and for the Shwethalyaung Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the 11th century. Settled by the first Myanmar people around 800 CE, the area retains remains of pagodas and old cities, and local inscriptions from the 12th and 13th centuries describe it as "the first home." The town sits on the Zawgyi River, south of Mandalay, on the Mandalay–Yangon railway line.

• Population50,480
• Nearest water from center0.5 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.9 km