Mottama

Mottama
  • မုတ္တမ
  • မုဟ်တၟံ
Town
Mottama is located in Myanmar
Mottama
Mottama
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°31′48″N 97°36′08″E / 16.53000°N 97.60222°E / 16.53000; 97.60222
Country Myanmar
State Mon State
DistrictThaton District
Population
 • Ethnicities
Mon Burman Karen
 • Religions
Theravada Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Mottama (Burmese: မုတ္တမမြို့, pronounced [moʊʔtəma̰ mjo̰]; Muttama Mon: မုဟ်တၟံ, [mùh mɔˀ]; formerly Martaban) is a town in the Thaton District of Mon State, Myanmar. Located on the west bank of the Thanlwin river (Salween), on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing, Mottama was the capital of the Martaban Kingdom (later known as Hanthawaddy Kingdom) from 1287 to 1364, and an entrepôt of international repute until the mid-16th century.