Myawaddy

Myawaddy
မြဝတီ
Myawadi
Township
Main Street looking east
Main Street looking east
Myawaddy is located in Myanmar
Myawaddy
Myawaddy
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°41′16″N 98°30′30″E / 16.68778°N 98.50833°E / 16.68778; 98.50833
Country Myanmar
Division Kayin State
DistrictMyawaddy
TownshipMyawaddy Township
Area
 • Township
1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Urban
55,638
 • Metro
149,510
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Myawaddy (Burmese: မြဝတီ; Thai: เมียวดี; RTGSMia-wadi; S'gaw Karen: ရၤမတံ; Phlone ဍုံမေဝ်ပ္တီ) is a town in southeastern Myanmar, in Kayin State, close to the border with Thailand. Separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River (Thaungyin River), the town is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand. Myawaddy is 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Mawlamyine, the fourth largest city of Myanmar, and 426 kilometres (265 mi) northwest of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.[2]

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Myawaddy Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မြဝတီမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Myawaddy Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ PCL., Post Publishing. "Bangkok Post article". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.