Momauk Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Native Name:Burmese: မိုးမောက်မြို့
Official Name:Momauk
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bhamo District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Momauk Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2005
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2:Buddhism
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:24.25°N 97.35°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Momauk (my|မိုးမောက်မြို့)(shn|ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမွၵ်) is a town in the Kachin State in the northernmost part of Myanmar. During the Myanmar civil war, the area between Momauk and Bhamo became a focal point of intense conflict, and Momauk was captured by the Kachin Independence Army in August 2024.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hein Htoo Zan . May 9, 2024 . KIA Advances on Myanmar Junta's Kachin State Power Hub . The Irrawaddy.
  2. Web site: နော်ထွယ့် . 2024-08-19 . တိုက်ပွဲကာလ တစ်လလောက်ကြာမြင့်ခဲ့တဲ့ မိုးမောက် ခမရ ၄၃၇ တပ်ရင်းကို KIA အပြီးသတ်သိမ်းပိုက် . 2024-08-19 . Kachin News Group (KNG) . my.
  3. Web site: August 26, 2024 . KIA forces liberate Momauk, establish first 'junta-free zone' near KIO central command . August 30, 2024 . Mizzima News.