Mohnyin ( my, မိုးညှင်း, ;
Shan:မိူင်းယၢင်း) is a town in
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Jingpho language, Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. It is the administrative center for both
Mohnyin Township and
Mohnyin District and it has a population of 33,290.
History
The town of Mohnyin was the capital of
Mongyang State, also known as Möngyang (Mohnyin), one of the outlying
Shan States
The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called '' muang'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' in British Burma. They were analogous to the princely states of British India.
The term "Shan States" was fi ...
that was extinguished in 1604.
Shells of different sizes were found in mass on 19 September. Those were found in apple-pie order while rooting up a tree between Mohnyin District Court and the Township General Administration Department. From 19 to 24 October, 3,916 shells of 11 kinds have been dig out from about three feet deep in the ground.
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References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
Populated places in Kachin State
Township capitals of Myanmar
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