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Mawlamyine established a Friendship City agreement with Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States in 2016.

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Mawlamyine

Myanmar

Country
Myanmar
Population
438.9K
Coordinates
16.49, 97.63
518th most populous city in the world

Mawlamyine, formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), 300 kilometres (190 mi) southeast of Yangon and 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. Mawlamyine was an ancient city and the first capital of British Burma.

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