Ma-ubin

Maubin
မအူပင်
Town
Maubin is located in Myanmar
Maubin
Maubin
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°43′48″N 95°39′0″E / 16.73000°N 95.65000°E / 16.73000; 95.65000
Country Myanmar
Region Ayeyarwady Region
DistrictMaubin District
TownshipMaubin Township
Population
 (2021)
51,542
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Maubin (Burmese: မအူပင် [məʔùbɪ̀ɰ̃ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Maubin Township in the Maubin District. The population as of 2021 was 51,542.[1] The inhabitants of the town, as well as the district are mainly Bamar and Karen.[2]

During Cyclone Nargis which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta, the Burmese military offered convoys to refugees to Ma-ubin to escape the devastation in the worst-hit areas.[3]

  1. ^ "Maubin".
  2. ^ "Maubin District". www.most.gov.mm. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "Burma: Death on the Irrawaddy". Time Magazine. May 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2009.