Kyunsu Explained

Kyunsu
Other Name:Kanmaw
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Myeik District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Kyunsu Township
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:11.8017°N 98.5256°W

Kyunsu, better known as Kanmaw,[1] is a small town in the Mergui Archipelago of south-eastern Burma. It is the principal town of Kyunsu Township in Myeik District which since 1990[2] has covered much of the archipelago. The town lies on the north-eastern coast of Kanmaw Kyun, south-west of Myeik (Mergui).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nc47-2.jpg "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Bokpyin NC 47-2"
  2. Südostasien Aktuell (Journal of current south-east Asian affairs) volume 18 page 199, in German
  3. Google Maps. Google. November 13, 2010.
  4. . Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. November 13, 2010-->.