Pyuntaza (Burmese: ပြွန်တန်ဆာမြို့; MLCTS: pywan ti cha mrui.

The town's main economy consists of rice cultivation and distribution.

"[1] In the colonial era, Pyuntaza was administered as a township of Pegu District in Lower Burma, covering an area of 1,443 square miles (3,740 km2) and consisting of 232 villages.

[2] The western flank of the former Pyuntaza Township is hilly, while the eastern half is a flat rice-producing area.

[4] During World War II, prominent Burmese barrister U Chan Htoon retreated to Pyuntaza as his place of retirement.