Mawlamyinegyun ( my, မော်လမြိုင်ကျွန်း; also spelt Moulmeingyun and known as Mawgyun), is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west

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 seat of the Mawlamyinegyun Township in the

Labutta District Labutta District or Latputta District ( my, လပွတ္တာခရိုင်) is a district in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Labutta District was established in 2008 after the region was hit by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. The administrative s ...

. It is the setting for

Ma Ma Lay ''Journal Kyaw'' Ma Ma Lay ( my, ဂျာနယ်ကျော် မမလေး ) is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Burmese writers of the 20th century. Her stories are known for authentic portrayals of modern Burmese society. Alo ...

's 1955 novel, ''Not Out of Hate''.

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region Township capitals of Myanmar {{Ayeyarwady-geo-stub