"Pantanaw (Burmese: \u1015\u1014\u103A\u1038\u1010\u1014\u1031\u102C\u103A\u1019\u103C\u102D\u102F\u1037 [p\u00E1\u0274t\u0259n\u0254\u0300 mjo\u0330]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former United Nations Secretary-General U Thant and of the renowned artist U Ba Nyan."@en .