The Haungtharaw River, also known as the Haungthayaw River, [1] is a river of Kayin State, in southeastern Burma (Myanmar). It has its source in the Dawna Range and flows into the Gyaing River. [2]
The Haungtharaw River, also known as the Haungthayaw River, [1] is a river of Kayin State, in southeastern Burma (Myanmar). It has its source in the Dawna Range and flows into the Gyaing River. [2]
16°36′12″N98°00′25″E / 16.60333°N 98.00694°E
Hlaing can refer to several features in Burma (Myanmar):
Kyaikmaraw Township is a township located in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of Myanmar. It is bordered by the Kayin State townships of Kawkareik to its east, Kyain Seikgyi to its south, and Hpa-an to its north, and in Mon State by Mudon and Mawlamyine to its west and north respectively. Its principal town is Kyaikmaraw. The township is mainly populated by the Mon people and has a mainly agricultural economy.
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Myawaddy District is a district of the Kayin State in Myanmar. It consists of a single township composed of 50 villages.
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Kyainseikgyi Township is a township of Kyainn Seikkyi District in the Kayin State of Myanmar. It is the fourth-biggest township in Kayin State. The two main sub-towns are Kyeikdon and Payathonsu. It is drained by the Zami, Winyaw and the Haungtharaw rivers.
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Kyainseikgyi is a town in Kayin State, Myanmar, located on the eastern side of the Zami River. It is the administrative center of the Kyain Seikgyi Township.
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Gyaing River is a river of Kayin State and Mon State, in southeastern Burma (Myanmar). Its two major tributaries, the Hlaingbwe River and the Haungtharaw River, flow together to form the Gyaing at 16°36′12″N98°00′25″E. It is about 45 miles (72 km) long and flows into the Salween River immediately above Moulmein, at 16°30′55″N97°37′36″E.
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Kayin State, formerly known as Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An.
Tagundaing or Ta Khun Taing is a large village in the Kayin State of south-eastern Myanmar, located near the west bank of the Winyaw River and the west of the Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District. The population as of the 2014 census was 4,994. Most of the residents are of the Karen (Kayin) ethnic group.
Peinnegon is a village in northeastern Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in the Kayin State of Myanmar.
To-kawko, also spelled Tokawko, is a village in Kawkareik Township, in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma). The headquarters of the KNU/KNLA Peace Council are located in the village.
Kyondoe is a town located within the Kawkareik District of Kayin State, Myanmar. It is located on the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway and eastern bank of Haungtharaw River.
