Mawchi
Mawchi is a region in the Bawlake district of the Kayah State of Myanmar. In the 1930s, the Mawchi Mine was the world's most important source of tungsten.- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,760 feet (1,150 metres)
- Description: human settlement in Myanmar
- Also known as“Maw Chee”“Mawchi Mines”“Mawchi Tin Mines”“Mawgyi”
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Latitude
18.81042° or 18° 48′ 38″ north
Longitude
97.16573° or 97° 9′ 57″ east
Open location code
7MCVR568+57
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Pa'o Karen—“Mawchi” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Mawchee”
- Burmese: “မော်ချီး”
- Burmese: “မော်ချီးမြို့”
- Dutch: “Mawchi”
- Irish: “Mawchi”
- Japanese: “マウチ”
- Japanese: “モチ”
- Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻမော်ဆီး”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mawchi Station Hospital and ခလရ (၁၃၄).
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