Kyunsu, better known as Kanmaw,"Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Bokpyin NC 47-2"
U.S. Army Map Service, July 1960 is a small town in the

Mergui Archipelago The Mergui Archipelago (also Myeik Archipelago or ''Myeik Kyunzu''; my, မြိတ်ကျွန်းစု) is located in far southern Myanmar (Burma) and is part of the Tanintharyi Region. It consists of more than 800 islands, varying in ...

of south-eastern

Burma 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 principal town of

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

Myeik District Myeik District ( my, မြိတ်ခရိုင်) is a district in the Tanintharyi Region of Burma (Myanmar). The district covers an area of 18,121 km2, and had a population of 693,087 at the 2014 Census. Administrative divisions Townships T ...

which since 1990 has covered much of the archipelago. The town lies on the north-eastern coast of

Kanmaw Kyun Kanmaw Kyun or Kanmaw Island is an island in the Andaman Sea along the coast of southeastern Burma (Myanmar), and is part of the Mergui Archipelago. Administratively, it is located in Kyunsu Township, Myeik District, in the Taninthayi Region. On t ...

, south-west of Myeik (Mergui).

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Populated places in Tanintharyi Region Township capitals of Myanmar {{Taninthayi-geo-stub