Ahmar | |
Native Name: | Burmese: အမာမြို့ |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayeyarwady Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pyapon District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Pyapon Township |
Subdivision Type4: | Subtownship |
Subdivision Name4: | Ahmar Subtownship |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2.79 |
Population: | 3,859 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 15.8°N 112°W |
Timezone: | Myanmar Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Ahmar (my|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]