Mawlamyine

Mawlamyine
မော်လမြိုင်
မတ်မလီု
Capital Town
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 is located in Myanmar
Mawlamyine
Mawlamyine
Location of Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°29′N 97°37′E / 16.483°N 97.617°E / 16.483; 97.617
Country Myanmar
State Mon State
DistrictMawlamyine District
TownshipMawlamyine Township
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Capital Town
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 zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
Area code57
[2]

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]

  1. ^ The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census The Union Report Census Report Volume 2 (PDF). Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 59.
  2. ^ "National Telephone Area Codes". Myanmar Yellow Pages. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20.
  3. ^ "Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population: calculation 2010". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. World Gazetteer
  4. ^ "Population of Cities in Myanmar (2017)". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  5. ^ "Mawlamyine or Moulmein". allmyanmar.com. Retrieved 2009-02-03.