Mawkanin
မော့ကနင် ကွာန်တၟံကၞေင် | |
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  Mawkanin Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 15°30′38″N 97°51′12″E / 15.51056°N 97.85333°E | |
| Country | Burma (Myanmar) |
| State | Mon State |
| District | Mawlamyine District |
| Township | Ye Township |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population | 17,552 |
| • Ethnicities | Majority:Mons Minority:Burmans Karens |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mawkanin[1] (Burmese: မော့ကနင်; Mon: ကွာန်တၟံကၞေၚ်; also known as Ta Maw Kanin) is a large village in Ye Township in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of southern Myanmar. Mawkanin is on the coastal plain, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the town of Lamaing and about 18 miles (29 km) f Ye.[2]