Mohnyin Township

Mohnyin Township

မိုးညှင်းမြို့နယ်
Mohnyin Township မိုးညှင်းမြို့နယ်
Township
	Location in Mohnyin district
	Mohnyin Township Location in Burma
	Coordinates: 24°47′N 96°22′E / 24.783°N 96.367°E
Country	Burma
State	Kachin State
District	Mohnyin District
Capital	Mohnyin
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Mohnyin Township^[1] (Burmese: မိုးညှင်းမြို့နယ်; also Kamaing Township) is a township of Mohnyin District in the Kachin State of Burma (Myanmar).^[2] The principal town and administrative centre is Mohnyin. Jade and gem quality kyanite^[3] are produced in Mohnyin Township, as well as amber, gold, asafoetida, and jasper.^[4] Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the central north of the township.

Hopin Sub-township is part of Mohnyin Township. Hopin Sub-township comprises one town, four wards, 8 village tracts and 27 villages in 2012. There are 8,315 households with a population of 49,160. The area of Hopin Sub-township is 642 square kilometres (247.9 sq mi). It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Mohnyin.^[5]

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Lajayang^[6]

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^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
^ "Developing Kachin State with peace, unity and pleasantness" Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine MRTV3
^ Staff "Gem News International: Kyanite from Mohnyin Township" Gems & Gemology 45(1): pp. 59-75, pp. 68-69
^ Golden Jubilee Publication Committee (2005) Myanmar Historical Commission conference proceedings: 12–14 January 2005 volume 3, Myanmar Historical Commission, Ministry of Education, Yangon, Myanmar, p. 69, OCLC 63241287
^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/18newsn.pdf^{[permanent dead link]} Page 1 Col 5
^ Mohnyin Township at GEOnet Names Server

External links[edit]

"Mohnyin Google Satellite Map" map of administrative area with listing of principal settlements, from Maplandia

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[MIMU001-1] "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

[2] "Developing Kachin State with peace, unity and pleasantness" Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine MRTV3

[3] Staff "Gem News International: Kyanite from Mohnyin Township" Gems & Gemology 45(1): pp. 59-75, pp. 68-69

[4] Golden Jubilee Publication Committee (2005) Myanmar Historical Commission conference proceedings: 12–14 January 2005 volume 3, Myanmar Historical Commission, Ministry of Education, Yangon, Myanmar, p. 69, OCLC 63241287

[5] ttp://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/18newsn.pdf^{[permanent dead link]} Page 1 Col 5

[6] Mohnyin Township at GEOnet Names Server

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v t e Kachin State
Capital: Myitkyina
Bhamo District	Bhamo Township Mansi Township Momauk Township Shwegu Township
Mohnyin District	Hpakant Township Mogaung Township Mohnyin Township
Myitkyina District	Chipwi Township Hsawlaw Township Injangyang Township Myitkyina Township Tanai Township Waingmaw Township
Putao District	Kawnglanghpu Township Machanbaw Township Nogmung Township Putao Township Sumprabum Township
Main cities and towns	Bhamo Chipwi Hsawlaw Hsinbo Hopin Hpakant Injangyang Kamaing Kawnglanghpu Lweje Machanbaw Mansi Mogaung Mohnyin Momauk Mulashidi Myitkyina Putao Shwegu Sumprabum Tanai Nogmung Waingmaw Ywathit

Mohnyin Township မိုးညှင်းမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Mohnyin district
Mohnyin Township Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°47′N 96°22′E / 24.783°N 96.367°E / 24.783; 96.367
Country	Burma
State	Kachin State
District	Mohnyin District
Capital	Mohnyin
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Mohnyin Township

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