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Kyunsu Township

Coordinates: 11°48′6″N 98°31′32″E / 11.80167°N 98.52556°E / 11.80167; 98.52556
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Kyunsu Township
ကျွန်းစုမြို့နယ်
Kanmaw Township
Location in Myeik district
Location in Myeik district
Kyunsu Township is located in Myanmar
Kyunsu Township
Kyunsu Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 11°48′6″N 98°31′32″E / 11.80167°N 98.52556°E / 11.80167; 98.52556
Country Burma
RegionTaninthayi Region
DistrictMyeik District
CapitalKyunsu
Area
 • Total
3,137 km2 (1,211 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
171,753
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Kyunsu or Kanmaw Township is a township of Myeik District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Kyunsu (older name Kanmaw[1]). The township constitutes much of the Mergui Archipelago to the west, northwest and southwest of the city of Mergui (Myeik).[2] The main town is located on the north-east coast of Kanmaw Island to the southwest of Mergui city.[3][4]

History

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Kyunsu Township was created out of Mergui Township in 1990,[5] the remainder of which became Myeik Township.

References

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  1. ^ "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Bokpyin NC 47-2" U.S. Army Map Service, July 1960
  2. ^ Kyunsu Township (PDF) (Map). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  4. ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  5. ^ Südostasien Aktuell (Journal of current southeast Asian affairs) volume 18 page 199, in German
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