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Mohnyin

Coordinates: 24°47′0″N 96°22′0″E / 24.78333°N 96.36667°E / 24.78333; 96.36667
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Mohnyin
မိုးညှင်း (မိူင်းယၢင်း)
Town
Mohnyin is located in Myanmar
Mohnyin
Mohnyin
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°47′0″N 96°22′0″E / 24.78333°N 96.36667°E / 24.78333; 96.36667
Country Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictMohnyin District
TownshipMohnyin Township
Population
 (2014)
33,290
 • Religions
Buddhism Christianity Islam
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Mohnyin (Burmese: မိုးညှင်း, Burmese pronunciation: [móɲ̥ɪ́ɰ̃]; Shan:မိူင်းယၢင်း) is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District and it has a population of 33,290.[1]

History

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The town of Mohnyin was the capital of Mongyang State, also known as Möngyang (Mohnyin), one of the outlying Shan States that was extinguished in 1604.[2]

Shells of different sizes were found in mass on 19 September. Those were found in apple-pie order while rooting up a tree between Mohnyin District Court and the Township General Administration Department. From 19 to 24 October, 3,916 shells of 11 kinds have been dig out from about three feet deep in the ground.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. ^ Shan (Tai) states
  3. ^ Shells Page 7 Col 3[permanent dead link]
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