Settlement Type: | Town |
Nickname: | Mawgyun |
Official Name: | Mawlamyinegyun |
Other Name: | Moulmeingyun |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Labutta District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mawlamyinegyun Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Most of all are Buddhist, but also Atheist,Hindus,Muslims and Traditional Spirit believers. |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 16.3833°N 111°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Website: | www.mawgyuncity.com |
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.[1]
It is the setting for Ma Ma Lay's 1955 novel, Not Out of Hate.