Myanmar - Kyauktalone, Native of PaO Nationals

Kyauktalone, Native of PaO Nationals




Kyauktalone is a town of PaO nationals situated 34-miles from Taunggyi in southern Shan State of Myanmar. The town with 500 houses is named as Kyauktalone due to a great rock on a hill in the east of the town.

The PaO nationals in Kyauktalone carry out sebesten trees plantations which leaves are used in production of cheroots and farming of garlic, peanuts and corn as well. There are cottage industries in the town such as blacksmith, goldsmith and mats and baskets weaving.




The PaO nationals are devout Buddhists. There is a main monastery in the town for 115 monks in the township to learn religious literature. At the entrance to the town, there is Myo Oo Pagoda of Kyauktalone. The PaO nationals of respective wards are here for holding a traditional collective ceremony of offering "Hsoon" to the pagoda.

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• Myanmar
• Shan
• Taunggyi
• PaO