4 September 2024
There is a Mount Popa National Geopark in Kyaukpadaung township of Mandalay Region. It boasts minerals from an old volcano and natural beauty in tropical regions that attract local and foreign tourists during the monsoon and dry seasons.
At all times, picturesque scenes surround Mount Popa and Mount Popa National Park, and in the rainy season, visitors can observe herbs, sandalwood, golden deer, dusky leaf monkeys, bird species, and wildlife.
Founded on 20 March 2024, the Mount Popa National Geopark is a national-level geopark dedicated to conserving ancient geological heritages, biodiversity, cultural heritages, and history as well as educating people about the value of local products and natural beauty, as well as sustainable development plans for the development of locals and researchers. In order to protect 10 percent of the country’s total land area, the government makes efforts. Fifty-nine natural protected areas cover 6.42 percent of the total land area. The Mount Papa National Geopark is organized with 15 geosites and is also the first national-level geopark in Myanmar.
As part of the Mount Popa National Geopark, visitors can visit the peak of Mount Popa, volcanic basalt, Ayeyawady sandstone layer, three-layered basalt volcanic stone, Ayeyawady rock layer, Taungnitaung Chalcedony and clay mineral, herbal garden, educating booth, sandalwood, Myanma Golden Deer, birds nest cliff, landscape, basaltic lava flow site, Taungpawywa, fossil wood, Taungnataung site, crater, and Gamo Lake.
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