Ahmar
အမာမြို့
Town
Ahmar is located in Myanmar
Ahmar
Ahmar
Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 15°48′N 95°17′E / 15.800°N 95.283°E / 15.800; 95.283
Country Myanmar
StateAyeyarwady Region
DistrictPyapon District
TownshipPyapon Township
SubtownshipAhmar Subtownship
Area
 • Total1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,859
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. 1 2 Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pyapon Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ဖျာပုံမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pyapon Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ↑ 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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