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.

Abaw
Abaw is located in Myanmar
Abaw
Abaw
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 15°15′N 97°49′E / 15.250°N 97.817°E / 15.250; 97.817
Country Myanmar
StateMon State
DistrictMawlamyine District
TownshipYe Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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

edit

References

edit
edit