Maubin
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Maubin မအူပင် |
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| Town | |
 Maubin
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| Coordinates: 16°43′48″N 95°39′0″E / 16.73000°N 95.65000°E | |
| Country |
 Burma
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| Division | Ayeyarwady Division |
| District | Ma-ubin District |
| Township | Ma-ubin Township |
| Population (1993) | |
| • Total | 42,000 |
| Time zone | MMT (UTC+6:30) |
Ma-ubin or Maubin (Burmese: မအူပင် [məʔùbɪ̀ɴ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Burma. It is the seat of the Ma-ubin Township in the Ma-ubin District. The population as of 1993 was 42,000. The inhabitants of the town, as well as the district are mainly Bamar and Karen.
During Cyclone Nargis which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta, the Burmese military offered convoys to refugees to Ma-ubin to escape the devastation in worse-hit areas.
It is a port lying on the west bank of the Irrawaddy River delta and is protected by flood-control embankments. The southern coastline lies along the Andaman Sea. Rice growing and fishing are the major contributors to the economy. It is developing town with growing transportation and communication services.
The town is linked with Yangon, 40 miles (65 km) east, by the Twante Canal which heads east. The canal opened in 1932 and improved the transporting of goods back and forth from the former capital, then known as Rangoon.
The main religion is Buddhism and there are many pagodas within Maubin township:
Sane Mya Kanthar Ceti pagoda is located on the Sane Mya Kanthar Street just north of the town.
Pagoda Paw Taw Mu Ceti, (formally Myot Oo Paw Taw Mu Ceti) is an ancient pagoda situated in the southern part of the town on the Toe River. The old pagoda fell in 2002 following river erosion of the bank but it was rebuilt on May 22, 2005 under government guidance.
Shwe Phone Myint Ceti- this is located in the Pagoda Street in the 2nd quarter of the town. The foundation stone of the Ceti was laid in 1890.
Other notable pagodas include Shwephonemyint pagoda and Akyawsulyanmyattonetan pagoda.
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