Mohnyin

Mohnyin
မိုးညှင်း (မိူင်းယၢင်း)
Town
Mohnyin
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°47′0″N 96°22′0″E / 24.78333°N 96.36667°E / 24.78333; 96.36667
Country Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictMohnyin District
TownshipMohnyin Township
Population
 (2014)
33,290
  Religions
Buddhism Christianity Islam
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Mohnyin (Burmese: မိုးညှင်း, Burmese pronunciation: [móɲ̥ɪ́ɰ̃]; Shan: မိူင်းယၢင်း) is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District and it has a population of 33,290. Mohnyin means "land of the snipe" in Shan.