Pindaya, known as limestone caves, its attractive lakeside setting, and the traditional Shan paper umbrellas, Myanmar and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of 4,712 feet, just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region. Pindaya is the fifth largest city of Myanmar, and has an estimated population of 380,665 as of 2014.