Abaw

Abaw
Abaw

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 15°15′N 97°49′E / 15.250°N 97.817°E / 15.250; 97.817Coordinates: 15°15′N 97°49′E / 15.250°N 97.817°E / 15.250; 97.817
Country  Myanmar
State Mon State
District Mawlamyine District
Township Ye Township
Population (2005)
 • Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Abaw[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.

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

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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