Mohnyin is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in Kachin State

Kachin State

Kachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...

, Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township

Mohnyin Township

Mohnyin Township is a township of Mohnyin District in the Kachin State of Burma . The principal town and administrative centre is Mohnyin...

 and Mohnyin District

Mohnyin District

Mohnyin District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma . The administrative center is Mohnyin.-Townships:The district contains the following three townships:*Mongyaung Township*Mohnyin Township*Hpakant Township...

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Shells of different sizes were found in mass on 19 September. Those were found in apple-pie order while rooting up a tree between Mohnyin
District Court and the Township General Administration Department. From 19 to 24 October, 3,916 shells of 11 kinds have been dig out from about three feet deep in the ground.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com
• "Mohnyin, Burma" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.