page_title: Taungoo
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Taungoo / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: No 4 State High School Taungoo
context_page_description: Taungoo is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry is in forestry products, with teak and other hardwoods extracted from the mountains. The city is known for its areca palms, to the extent that a Burmese proverb for unexpected good fortune is equated to a "betel lover winning a trip to Taungoo".
  The city is famous in Burmese history for the Toungoo dynasty which ruled the country for over 200 years between the 16th and 18th centuries. Taungoo was the capital of Burma in 1510–1539 and 1551–1552.
  Kaytumadi new city is the central command of the southern command division region of Armed Forces. Hanthawaddy United Football Club is based in Taungoo.
caption: Basic Education High School 4
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