Thanbyuzayat

Thanbyuzayat
သံဖြူဇရပ်
ဍုၚ်ဇြပ်ဗု
Thanbyuxayat,[1] Thanbyuzat[2]
Town
Thanbyuzayat is located in Myanmar
Thanbyuzayat
Thanbyuzayat
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 15°58′N 97°44′E / 15.967°N 97.733°E / 15.967; 97.733
Country Myanmar
Division Mon State
DistrictMawlamyine District
TownshipThanbyuzayat Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Thanbyuzayat[3] (Burmese: သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့; Mon: ဍုၚ်ဇြပ်ဗုlisten, lit.'Tin Shelter'"[4]) is a town in the Mon State of south-eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative center for Thanbyuzayat Township. Thanbyuzayat is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Mawlamyine (Moulmein) and 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-east of Kyaikkami (Amherst) and Setse beach.[4]

  1. ^ Thanbyuxayat (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ Thanbyuzat (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ Thanbyuzayat (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ a b Reid, Robert and Grosberg, Michael (2005) Myanmar (Burma) (9th edition) Lonely Planet Publications, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 159, ISBN 1-74059-695-1