Nyaungshwe ယွင်ႈႁူၺ်ႈ ညောင်ရွှေမြို့
Town
Sunrise over Nyaungshwe
Nyaungshwe Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 20°39′N 96°56′E / 20.650°N 96.933°E / 20.650; 96.933
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Taunggyi District
Township	Nyaungshwe Township
Area
• Total	1.376 sq mi (3.56 km2)
Elevation	19 ft (5.8 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	14,007
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Nyaungshwe (Burmese: ညောင်ရွှေမြို့), is the principal town of Nyaungshwe Township in southwestern Shan State, Myanmar. The town of Nyaungshwe comprises 8 wards, namely Kantha, Thasi, Nandawun, Myole, Win, Nangpang, Mingala, and Maineli. In 2014, the town had 14,072 people.^[2] In 2019, the town's population was 14,007. The Nandawun ward is the most popoulous ward with 5,852 residents in 2019.^[1]

Nyaungshwe is the tourist hub for visiting Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary. It consists of one main thoroughfare with numerous side streets and a few parallel roads. The main street has numerous shops, several restaurants, a few stupas, travel agencies and a market (located behind the storefronts). Near the end of this road, a bridge crosses the river channel near an impressive mirror-tiled stupa.

The town serves as a marina for the numerous long boats carrying tourists into the lake. The lake itself is located a few kilometers south through a river channel. Nyaungshwe can be reached by bus, car, or by plane via the airport in Heho, located about a one-hour drive away. Nearby in Shwenyaung there is a train station with services to the mainline at Thazi, where connections to Yangon and Mandalay exist.^[3]