Thayet
Thayet
City in Magway Region, Myanmar
Thayet (Burmese: သရက်; MLCTS: sarak; pronounced [θəjɛʔ]) is a capital city in Thayet District of Magway Region in central Myanmar. It is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River, across and just south of Allanmyo,[1] between Pyay (Prome) and Magway. Thayet is the administrative seat of both Thayet District and Thayet Township. As of 2014[update], the population was 20,251 in the city proper.[2]