Khawzar Explained

Khawzar
Utc Offset:+6.30
Timezone:Myanmar Standard Time
Coordinates:15.0375°N 97.8293°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2014
Population Rural:18,819
Population Urban:3,844
Population Total:22,663
Unit Pref:Imperial
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name2:Mawlamyine District
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Mon State
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Myanmar
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Khawzar (Burmese: ခေါဇာမြို့; also spelt Khawsa[2]) is a town located in Mawlamyine District, Mon State of Myanmar. It is also a sub-township in Ye Township. Khawsa lies on the Khawsa Chaung about 5km (03miles) from the coast of the Andaman Sea.[3] It is protected from the sea by a 259m (850feet) hill and the 860m (2,820feet) Mount Pawdaing rises to the east.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Census Report. Ministry of Immigration and Population. Nay Pyi Taw. May 2015. 2014 Population and Household Census Report. 2. 59.
  2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nd47-2.jpg Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, ND 47-02 Ye