Mon [State] (English spelling)

Japanese: モン[州]（英語表記）Mon

A state in the southeast of Myanmar. The former districts of Mawlamyine and Thaton, which have large Mon populations, were reorganized as a state under the new constitution in 1974. It is located at 15°-18°N latitude and 96°-99°E longitude, and borders Pegu Division to the north, Kayin State to the east, and Tenasserim Division to the south, and faces the Gulf of Martaban to the west. It has an area of 12,150 km2 and a population of 2.18 million (1994). The state capital is Mawlamyine. Administratively, it is divided into 10 townships. It is a rainy region with an average annual precipitation of 5,000 mm due to the influence of the southwest monsoon.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ミャンマー南東部の州。モン族人口の多い旧モールメイン，タトンの両県が1974年の新憲法によって州として再編された。北緯15゜～18゜，東経96゜～99゜に位置し，北はペグー管区，東はカレン州，南はテナッセリム管区と接し，西はマルタバン湾に面する。面積1万2150km2，人口218万(1994)。州都はモールメイン。行政的には10郡に細分されている。南西季節風の影響で年平均降水量が5000mmに達する多雨地帯。

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