Mawlamyine
Capital of Mon State, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Moulmein" redirects here. For other uses, see Moulmein (disambiguation).
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်မြို့; MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui., Burmese pronunciation: [mɔ̀ləmjàɪ̯ɰ̃ mjo̰]; Thai: เมาะลำเลิง ; Mon: မတ်မလီု, Mon pronunciation: [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma),[3][4] 300 kilometres (190 mi) south east of Yangon and 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. Mawlamyine was an ancient city and the first capital of British Burma. The city is currently the capital and largest city of Mon State and the main trading centre and seaport in south eastern Myanmar.[5]
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Mawlamyine
မော်လမြိုင် မတ်မလီု | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 16°29′N 97°37′E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Mon State |
District | Mawlamyine District |
Township | Mawlamyine Township |
Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
• City | 289,388 |
• Urban | 253,734 |
• Rural | 35,654 |
• Ethnicities | Mons Burmans Chinese Indians Karens |
• Religions | Theravada Buddhism Christianity Islam Hinduism |
Demonym(s) | Moulmeinian, Mawlamyinian |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Area code | 57 |
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