Thaton
Thaton
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 16°55′30″N 97°22′00″E / 16.92500°N 97.36667°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Mon State |
| District | Thaton District |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 130,763 |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Area code | 57 |
Thaton (Burmese: သထုံမြို့; MLCTS: sa. htum mrui.pronounced [θətʰòʊɰ̃ mjo̰]; Mon: သဓီု /səthɜ̤m/) is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85. It is 230 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Yangon and 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Mawlamyine. Thaton was the capital of Thaton Kingdom from at least the 4th century BC to the middle of the 11th century AD.