Kyaukpyu (Burma
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Name (Latin)
Kyaukpyu (Burma : District)
Other forms of name
Kyokʻ phrū (Burma : District)
Coordinates
93.55 93.55 19.43333333 19.43333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Burma
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Rvhe kyvanʻʺ santa, 2010:t.p. (Kyokʻ phrū Mruiʹ)
- District gazetteers of Kyaukpyu (microfiche ed.), 1906.
- Imp. gazett. India, 1972(Kyaukpyu - Seaboard District in the in the center of Arakan Division of Lower Burma, lying between 184̊0ʹand 204̊0ʹN and 931̊3ʹand 942̊6ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Kyaukphyu (Burmese: ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့ [tɕaʊʔpʰjù mjo̰]; also spelt Kyaukpyu) is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar and it is informally addressed to be the second capital of Rakhine State. It is located on the northwestern corner of Yanbye Island on Combermere Bay, and is 250 miles or 400 kilometres north-west of Yangon. It is the principal town of Kyaukphyu Township and Kyaukphyu District. The town is situated on a superb natural harbor which connects the rice trade between Calcutta and Yangon. The town is home to several deep-water port projects, as well as the western end of the Sino-Myanmar pipelines the Kunming–Kyaukphyu Railway and natural gas pipelines.
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