Khawsa

Khawsa
Khawzar
Khawsa

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 15°02′13″N 97°49′50″E / 15.03694°N 97.83056°E / 15.03694; 97.83056Coordinates: 15°02′13″N 97°49′50″E / 15.03694°N 97.83056°E / 15.03694; 97.83056
Country  Burma (Myanmar)
State Mon State
District Mawlamyine District
Township Ye Township
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Population
  Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Khawsa[1] is a town in Ye Township in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of southern Myanmar. Khawsa lies on the Khawsa Chaung about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast of the Andaman Sea.[2] It is protected from the sea by a 259 metres (850 ft) hill and the 860 metres (2,822 ft) Mount Pawdaing rises to the east.[2]

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