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Kaingthaung Island is an island in Myanmar. It is located in the Ayeyarwady Region, in the south-central part of the country, 500 km south of the capital Naypyidaw. The area is 11.4 square kilometers.[1]

Kaingthaung Island

Kaingthaung Island
Geography
Location	Andaman Sea, Myanmar
Coordinates	15.73°N 95.04375°E / 15.73; 95.04375
Area	11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Administration
Myanmar
Additional information
Time zone	MST (UTC+6:30)

There is a major settlement on the northeastern part of the island, and several smaller ones on the rest. There is a pagoda by the island, which received damage during the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[2] There have also recently been issues with rising sea levels submerging the island and threatening its residents.[3]

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