Wakema

Wakema is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Wakema Township in the Myaungmya District. It is home to the Government Technological Institute, Wakema (formerly the Government Technical Institute, Wakema).[1] Wakema is also the hometown of Sayadaw U Pannya Vamsa, a notable Buddhist missionary.

Notable residents

• U Nu, first Prime Minister of Burma

References

1. "Government Technological Institutes - Government Technical Institute (Wakema)". www.most.gov.mm. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21.

16°36′0″N 95°11′0″E