Chaung-U (Burmese: ချောင်းဦးမြို့) is a town located in Monywa District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.

Then, King Kyansit founded the city with ten villages including San Tauk and named it Chaung-U.

After that, the prince Kya Swar and his mother stayed and prayed in Saman Daja (Thaman Daza) Pagoda in Chaung-U to become a king.

[2][verification needed] There is still an inscription on flat stone for his gilding and offering to the pagoda and donating to the monastery.

When King Sin Phyu Shin governed in Innwa and the country, Ramma Siri Kyaw Htin, the Librarian of Pitakkat and headman of ten villages of Chaung-U, was a famous doctor of literature.

Moreover, Min Latwah who served King Mindom was also a famous headman of ten villages of Chaung-U and mayor of A Myint.

[3][verification needed] Many famous poets, politicians and intellectuals have been born in Chaung-U.

Since there is much farmland all over the township and the town is located at the junction of two highway roads, public business goes quite well and it is abundantly rich with vegetables, fruits and other foods.

Thakin Kodaw Hmaing, a poet and politician, wrote about the town in "Ten Villages of Chaung-U".

Pannavamsa (Pyinnyawuntha) learnt their Pari Yatti Buddhist literature in the Maha Dhmmayon Pali University in Chaung-U.

[6][7][verification needed] Moreover, the abbot of Maha Bodhi Tahtaung, Ven U Narada also learnt the Buddhist literature in Kyigon in Chaung-U township.

[8][verification needed] Another distinction of the town is having the oldest festival of the whole township, Maha Pawah Rāna, on Thadingyut Full Moon Day every year.

As the 70th festival of Maha Pawah Rāna was recently celebrated last Thadingyut Full Moon Day in 2012, Chaung-U is one of the towns and cities having the longest Maha Pawah Rāna festival tradition.