Kyunsu
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Kyunsu, better known as Kanmaw, is a small town in the Mergui Archipelago
of southeastern Burma. It is the principal town of Kyunsu Township in Myeik District
which since 1990 has covered much of the archipelago. The town lies on the northeastern coast of Kanmaw Kyun
, southwest of Myeik (Mergui).
Mergui Archipelago
The Mergui Archipelago is an archipelago in far southern Myanmar . It consists of more than 800 islands, varying in size from very small to hundreds of square kilometres, all lying in the Andaman Sea off the western shore of the Malay Peninsula near its landward end where it joins the rest of...
of southeastern Burma. It is the principal town of Kyunsu Township in Myeik District
Myeik District
Myeik District is a district in the Tanintharyi Region of Burma .-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Myeik Township*Kyunsu Township*Palaw Township*Taninthayi Township...
which since 1990 has covered much of the archipelago. The town lies on the northeastern coast of Kanmaw Kyun
Kanmaw Kyun
Kanmaw Kyun or Kanmaw Island is an island in the Andaman Sea along the coast of southeastern Burma , and is part of the Mergui Archipelago. Administratively, it is located in Kyunsu Township, Myeik District, in the Taninthayi Region. On the northeastern side of the island is the town of Kyunsu...
, southwest of Myeik (Mergui).