Abaw

Abaw(Mon: အၜဝ်,[ʔɑ.ˈɓou]listenⓘ;Burmese: အဘော)[1] is a village in Ye Township in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of south-east Burma. It is located between the town of Ye to the east and Duya to the northwest and Asin to the southwest.

For the town in Ghana named Abaw, see Abor, Ghana.
For the language in Cameroon sometimes called Abaw, see Bankon language.
Abaw
Abaw is located in Myanmar
Abaw
Abaw
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 15°15′N 97°49′E
Country Myanmar
StateMon State
DistrictMawlamyine District
TownshipYe Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
Look up အၜဝ် in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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Nearby towns and villages include Kin (2.6 km), Duya (4.0 km), Ye (3.5 km), Asin (5.2 km), and Kyonpaw (6.7 km).

The centre of the village lies about a kilometre north of the Ye River, on the edge of the Yegyaw Marsh (Yegyaw Chaung)[2] which provides water for local agriculture.

See also
  • List of cities, towns and villages in Burma: A

References
  1. Abaw (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, ND 47-02 Ye U.S. Army Map Service, December 1959


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