Maliwan ( my, မလိဝမ်း; th, มะลิวัลย์; ) is a village in
Kawthaung Township
Kawthaung Township ( my, ကော့သောင်းမြို့နယ်; th, เกาะสอง, ; meaning ''Second Island'' or ''Twice Island'') is a township of Kawthaung District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The principal ...
in southern
Myanmar
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 C. Wells, Joh ...
near the border with
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
. It was settled by Chinese and Thai people. The area is known for its hot springs and waterfall. In 1872 the mayor of the third
Mergui
Myeik (, or ; mnw, ဗိက်, ; th, มะริด, , ; formerly Mergui, ) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on the coast off an island on the Andaman Sea. , the estimate ...
district, Sir Ashly Din (1870-1875), appointed the first police officer to Maliwan. A parliamentary paper to the British House of Commons in 1890 noted failed efforts to mine tin in the area, part of
Tenasserim Division
Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ...
.
Parliamentary Papers
House of Commons and Command, Volume 53 by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons H.M. Stationery Office, 1890 In 1891, the center of local government was transferred from Maliwan to Victoria Point (Kawthaung
Kawthaung ( mnw, ကော့ပိ, , ; th, เกาะสอง; , ; ms, Pulodua, ڤولودوا) is a town located in the southernmost part of Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi Region. During British rule in Burma between 1824 and 1948, it was kn ...
) to allow easier access for larger ships.
References
Villages in Myanmar
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