Shwebo

Shwebo ရွှေဘိုမြို့
City
Shwebo Palace
Shwebo Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°34′0″N 95°42′0″E / 22.56667°N 95.70000°E / 22.56667; 95.70000
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Shwebo
Founded	29 February 1752
Population  (2021)	88,914
• Ethnicities	Burmans
• Religions	Theravada Buddhism
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)

Shwebo (Burmese: ရွှေဘိုမြို့ [ʃwèbò mjo̰]) is a city in Sagaing Region, Burma, 110 km north-west of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city was the origin of the Konbaung Dynasty, established by King Alaungpaya in 1752, that was the dominant political force in Burma after the mid-18th century. It served as Alaungpaya's capital from 1752 to 1760. As of 2021, it has a population of 88,914.^[1]