Myawaddy
Township in Kayin State, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Kayin State, Myanmar. For other uses, see Myawaddy (disambiguation).
Myawaddy (Burmese: မြဝတီ; Thai: เมียวดี; RTGS: Mia-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]
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Myawaddy
မြဝတီ Myawadi | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 16°41′16″N 98°30′30″E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Kayin State |
District | Myawaddy |
Township | Myawaddy Township |
Area | |
• Township | 1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Urban | 55,638 |
• Metro | 149,510 |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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