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1490:Thandanggyi
1475:Shanywathit
1450:Lay Kay Kaw
1276:Kayin State
1020:Health care
1014:Kayin State
985:Saddan Cave
976:Kawgon Cave
918:Saddan Cave
846:1953: 4,100
342:Kayin State
330:S'gaw Karen
174:Kayin State
129: /
1510:Categories
1470:Payathonzu
1179:2018-05-30
1143:16 October
1104:2009-04-10
1080:References
1061:View from
990:Linno Cave
831:Mawlamyine
811:Mawlamyine
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312:ဘားအံမြို့
219:(Majority)
202:Population
114:16°53′26″N
40:ဘားအံမြို့
1465:Paingkyon
1430:Kawkareik
1425:Kamamaung
1410:Hlaingbwe
857:Education
793:Transport
730:(172.89)
326:ဍုံထ်ုအင်
285:Area code
268:Time zone
117:97°38′0″E
1485:Thandang
1460:Myawaddy
1440:Kyeikdon
1038:Football
889:Religion
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661:Average
471:(100.2)
273:UTC+6.30
242:Karenni
192:Township
181:District
161:Division
1455:Leiktho
1445:Kyondoe
1405:Bawgali
1285:Capital
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380:Climate
346:Myanmar
308:Burmese
297:Myanmar
294:Website
205:421,525
154:Myanmar
142:Country
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1480:Sukali
1420:Hpapun
1415:Hpa-an
1289:Hpa-an
1239:Hpa-an
1228:Hpa-An
1033:Sports
943:Local
909:Sights
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815:Hpapun
807:Yangon
803:Hpa-An
777:147.3
407:Month
370:Hpa-An
352:Legend
304:Hpa-an
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