Mawlamyine
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), 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.
Mawlamyine
မော်လမြိုင် မတ်မလီု | |
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City | |
Top to bottom and left to right: Uzina Pagoda, Kyaikthanlan Pagoda, Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, Mahar Myat Muni Pagoda, Shri Shiva Lokanathan Temple, Cathedral of the Holy Family, Moghul Shiah Mosque, Mawlamyine University, Shampoo Island on the Salween | |
Mawlamyine Location of Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 16°29′N 97°37′E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Mon State |
| District | Mawlamyine District |
| Township | Mawlamyine Township |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • 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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