Mohnyin
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Mohnyin
မိုးညှင်း (မိူင်းယၢင်း) | |
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Town | |
  Mohnyin Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′0″N 96°22′0″E / 24.78333°N 96.36667°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Kachin State |
| District | Mohnyin District |
| Township | Mohnyin Township |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 33,290 |
| • Religions | Buddhism Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mohnyin (Burmese: မိုးညှင်း, Burmese pronunciation: [móɲ̥ɪ́ɰ̃]; Shan: မိူင်းယၢင်း) is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District and it has a population of 33,290.[1] Mohnyin means "land of the snipe" in Shan.[2]
