[2] Pyapon Township is located in south-central Ayeyarwady Region bordering the Andaman Sea to its south and west.

[1] Pyapon Township is located on the furthest shores of the Irrawaddy Delta and is dominated by mangrove forests and farmlands.

Inland Pyapon Township sees few settled forests, with non-agricultural lands are grassy areas used for grazing.

[3] The Mangrove areas are being degraded due to overexploitation of resources and habitat destruction for agricultural or fish-pond land use.

[2] The economy of Pyapon Township is experience slow growth and development with the primary industries being agriculture and fishing.

[6] In recent years, the township has been experiencing increased salinity, particularly after Cyclone Nargis struck Pyapon and exacerbated coastal flooding.

[3] The town of Pyapon serves as a center for collecting rice from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to a diesel-run power plant, using equipment by the German firm Siemens.