Gwa Twon

Gwa is a town located at the southern tip of 's . It is the principal town of Gwa Township. In the 2014 census, the town and surrounding rural areas had a population of 66,015, of which only 7,422 are urban.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 66,000 residents
  • Description: town in southern Rakhine State, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Gwa”, “Gwa, Myanmar”, “Khwa”, and “Kwa”
  • Postal code: 07181

Gwa Twon

Latitude
17.5958° or 17° 35′ 45″ north
Longitude
94.5802° or 94° 34′ 49″ east
Population
66,000
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
IATA airport code
GWA
United Nations Location Code
MM GWA
Open location code
7M9PHHWJ+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 648522369
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1325814
Wiki­data ID
Q5623221
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Gwa Twon” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဂွ”
  • Burmese: “ဂွမြို့”
  • Chinese: “古亚”
  • Dutch: “Gwa, Burma”
  • Irish: “Gwa”
  • Japanese: “グワ (ミャンマー)”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻဂွ”
  • Rakhine: “ဂွမြို့”
  • Shan: “ၵႂႃႉ၊ ဝဵင်း”
  • Shan: “ဝဵင်းၵႂႃႉ”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґуа”

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Highlights include To Mrauk u Bus station and Gwa Fire Station.

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