Kyunsu Township

Kyunsu or Kanmaw Township is a township of Myeik District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Kyunsu (older name Kanmaw[1]). The township constitutes much of the Mergui Archipelago to the west, northwest and southwest of the city of Mergui (Myeik).[2] The main town is located on the north-east coast of Kanmaw Island to the southwest of Mergui city.[3][4]

Kyunsu Township

Kanmaw Township
Township
Kyunsu Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 11°48′6″N 98°31′32″E
Country Burma
RegionTaninthayi Region
DistrictMyeik District
CapitalKyunsu
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

History

Kyunsu Township was created out of Mergui Township in 1990,[5] the remainder of which became Myeik Township.

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References
  1. "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Bokpyin NC 47-2" U.S. Army Map Service, July 1960
  2. Kyunsu Township (PDF) (Map). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. Google Maps (Map). Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. Südostasien Aktuell (Journal of current southeast Asian affairs) volume 18 page 199, in German
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