Kawya Explained

Kawya
Other Name:mankoungyaunt
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hkamti
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Homalin Township
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:25°N 95°W

Kawya is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located north of the town of Homalin and south of Maungkan, about halfway.[1] [2] Gardens were planted in Kawya and other nearby villages around 1700 and the village has been documented as producing pickled tea, known as "letpet".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Google Maps. September 26, 2010-->.
  2. . Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. September 26, 2010-->.
  3. Book: Kew Bulletin. 10. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, JSTOR (Organization), H. M. Stationery Office.. 1896. 14.