The Kyaw River (Burmese: ကျောမြစ်, Kyaw Chaung) is a river of upper Burma (Myanmar) in Magway Division.[1] It is a major tributary of the Yaw River[2] which it enters just below the town of Pauk.[3]
| Kyaw River Kyaw Chaung | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | ကျောမြစ် (Burmese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Burma |
| State | Magway Division |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Yaw River; Pakokku District |
• coordinates | 21°27′17″N 94°30′47″E / 21.45472°N 94.51306°E |
• elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
Notes and references
edit- ^ Kyaw Chaung (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, Kyaw River (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ United States Army Map Service (August 1960). Myingyan, Burma, NF-46-12, topographic map (Map). 1:250,000. Series U542.
- ^ Hunter, William Wilson (editor) (1907) Imperial gazetteer of India (2nd edition) Clarendon Press, Oxford, England, page 77, OCLC 4542340
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