Sagaing Region district, Myanmar

Places to visit near Monywa

Monywa is a city in Sagaing Region district, Myanmar, home to about 182,011 people. Within 50 km by road there are 114 places to visit — 58 buddhist sites, 12 forts & heritage, 10 hill stations & viewpoints and 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs. The must-see places are Pagoda (2 km) and Hanlin (99 km).

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Monywa, Myanmar
Monywa, Sagaing Region district, Myanmar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Monywa at a glance

Location
Sagaing Region district, Myanmar
Population
about 182,011
Coordinates
22.1086° N, 95.1358° E
Places within 50 km
114 (1 must-see)
Best time to visit
October to March for buddhist sites; October to February for forts & heritage

Top places to visit near Monywa

Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Monywa: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.

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Buddhist sites near Monywa

61 buddhist sites within 100 km of Monywa. The closest is Phaya Ni Pagoda (1 km); the best-known is Pagoda (2 km). Best time: october to march.

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Forts & heritage near Monywa

33 forts & heritage within 100 km of Monywa. The closest is Independence Monument လွတ်လပ်ရေးကျောက်တိုင် (3 km). Best time: october to february.

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Hill stations & viewpoints near Monywa

16 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Monywa. The closest is လက်ပံတောင်းတောင် (8 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.

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Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Monywa

7 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Monywa. The closest is Kadogon In (2 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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Caves near Monywa

3 caves within 100 km of Monywa. The closest is Pho Win Taun Ancient Buddhist Cave Complex (21 km). Best time: year-round.

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Wildlife, forests & gardens near Monywa

3 wildlife, forests & gardens within 100 km of Monywa. The closest is Buddhist Thousand Bodhi Trees Garden (19 km). Best time: november to march for sightings.

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A one-day trip from Monywa

5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 53 km on the road.

  1. Start in Monywa
  2. 8 km လက်ပံတောင်းတောင် · viewpoint, Sagaing Region
  3. 1 km Let Ba Daung Hill · hill, Sagaing Region
  4. 9 km Independence Monument လွတ်လပ်ရေးကျောက်တိုင် · monument, Sagaing Region
  5. 17 km Shwe Gū Nī Buddha Image & Cetī · Buddhist site, Sagaing Region
  6. 16 km Pagoda · Buddhist site, Sagaing Region
  7. 2 km Back to Monywa

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From travellers near Monywa

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How to reach Monywa

    All places near Monywa by distance

    Within 15 km of Monywa

    15–50 km — half-day trips

    50–100 km — one-day trips

    Count by type (within 100 km)

    Places near Monywa by type
    TypeWithin 50 kmWithin 100 kmNearest
    Buddhist sites5861Phaya Ni Pagoda (1 km)
    Forts & heritage1233Independence Monument လွတ်လပ်ရေးကျောက်တိုင် (3 km)
    Other attractions1819အေလာင္းေတာ္ကႆပ (1 km)
    Hill stations & viewpoints1016လက်ပံတောင်းတောင် (8 km)
    Lakes, dams & reservoirs77Kadogon In (2 km)
    Caves33Pho Win Taun Ancient Buddhist Cave Complex (21 km)
    Wildlife, forests & gardens33Buddhist Thousand Bodhi Trees Garden (19 km)
    Churches11Methodist Church (2 km)
    Beaches & coast11ရွှေစာရေးသောင်ခုံ (38 km)
    Parks11ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ပန်းခြံ (20 km)

    Monywa: questions travellers ask

    What are the best places to visit near Monywa?

    Pagoda (Buddhist site, about 2 km), Independence Monument လွတ်လပ်ရေးကျောက်တိုင် (monument, about 3 km), လက်ပံတောင်းတောင် (viewpoint, about 8 km), Let Ba Daung Hill (hill, about 8 km), Shwe Gū Nī Buddha Image & Cetī (Buddhist site, about 17 km), Lay Kyun Sat Kyar Standing Buddha (attraction, about 20 km).

    How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Monywa?

    114 places on Spotwander: 58 buddhist sites, 12 forts & heritage, 18 other attractions, 10 hill stations & viewpoints, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs.

    Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Monywa?

    Phaya Ni Pagoda, about 1 km by road; Su Taung Pyae Pagoda (1 km) is next.

    Which is the nearest fort to Monywa?

    Independence Monument လွတ်လပ်ရေးကျောက်တိုင်, about 3 km by road; Standing Buddha - Bodhi Ta Htaung (20 km) is next.

    Which is the nearest viewpoint to Monywa?

    လက်ပံတောင်းတောင်, about 8 km by road; Let Ba Daung Hill (8 km) is next.

    What is a good one-day trip from Monywa?

    Start in Monywa, visit လက်ပံတောင်းတောင်, then Let Ba Daung Hill, then Independence Monument လွတ်လပ်ရေးကျောက်တိုင်, then Shwe Gū Nī Buddha Image & Cetī, then Pagoda, and drive back — about 53 km by road in all.

    What is the best time to visit places near Monywa?

    October to March for buddhist sites; October to February for forts & heritage.

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    Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Monywa’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Monywa on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.