Khawzar

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Khawzar (Burmese: ခေါဇာမြို့; also spelt Khawsa^[2]) is a town located in Mawlamyine District, Mon State of Myanmar. It is also a sub-township in Ye Township. Khawsa lies on the Khawsa Chaung about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast of the Andaman Sea.^[3] 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.^[3]

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Khawzar ခေါဇာမြို့
Town
Khawzar Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 15°02′15″N 97°49′46″E / 15.037524°N 97.829346°E / 15.037524; 97.829346
Country	Myanmar
State	Mon State
District	Mawlamyine District
Population  (2014)[1]
• Town	22,663
• Urban	3,844
• Rural	18,819
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (Myanmar Standard Time)
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1. ^ Census Report. 2014 Population and Household Census Report. Vol. 2. Nay Pyi Taw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 59.
2. ^ Khawsa (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. ^ ^{a b} Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, ND 47-02 Ye U.S. Army Map Service, December 1959

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