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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mawlamyinegyun

Mawlamyinegyun (Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်ကျွန်း; also spelt Moulmeingyun and known as Mawgyun), is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Mawlamyinegyun Township in the Labutta District. The town is situated in the delta of the Irrawaddy River. Around 10% of the population of the township lives in Mawlamyinegyun, which in 2014 was approximately 32,915 people.

It is the setting for Ma Ma Lay's 1955 novel, Not Out of Hate.

References

  1. ^ "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, Ayeyawady Region, Labutta District, Mawlamyingegyun Township Report" (PDF). dop.gov.mm. p. 8.