Ahmar, Myanmar
Ahmar
အမာမြို့ | |
|---|---|
  Ahmar Location within Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 15°48′N 95°17′E / 15.800°N 95.283°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Pyapon District |
| Township | Pyapon Township |
| Subtownship | Ahmar Subtownship |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 3,859 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (Myanmar Standard Time) |
Ahmar (Burmese: အမာမြို့) is a town in Pyapon Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar near the Andaman Sea coast. It is located within Ahmar Subtownship, an unofficial designation used for statistical and administrative ease.[1] It is located near the Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary.
Most people within this rural community are poor, earning only about one US dollar a day from agriculture, nipa palm harvesting or fishing.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pyapon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ဖျာပုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pyapon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Myint Thida; Nwe Yin Min; Khin Myat Myat Mon; Nyi Nyi Aung (2019). "Rural Economy and Poverty in the Myanmar Delta: A case Study of Ahmar Sub-township, Ayeyarwady Region". In James, H. (ed.). Population, Development and the Environment. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 411–426. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-2101-6_24. ISBN 978-981-13-2100-9. S2CID 239265968.
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