Settlement Type: | Town |
Official Name: | Mawlaik |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mawlaik, Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mawlaik |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mawlaik |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population: | 44,540 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 23.2833°N 99°W |
Elevation M: | 102 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် in Burmese pronounced as /mɔ̀ laɪʔ/; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, It is located along the Chindwin River, which is the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.
" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; pronounced as //mɔ2 lek4//), which means "iron mine."[1]