Thaton

Thaton
Burmese: သထုံ
Mon: သဓီု
Town
Thaton is located in Myanmar
Thaton
Thaton
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°56′N 97°22′E / 16.933°N 97.367°E / 16.933; 97.367
Country Myanmar
Division Mon State
DistrictThaton District
Population
 (2007)
 • Total130,763
 • Religions
Theravada Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
Area code57[1]

Thaton (Burmese: သထုံမြို့; MLCTS: sa. htum mrui.pronounced [θətʰòʊɰ̃ mjo̰]; Mon: သဓီု /səthɜ̤m/[2]) is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85. It is 230 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Yangon and 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Mawlamyine. Thaton was the capital of Thaton Kingdom from at least the 4th century BC to the middle of the 11th century AD.

  1. ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  2. ^ Shorto, H.L. (1962). A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon. London: Oxford University Press.

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