Moulmein District

Moulmein District (Burmese: မောလမြိုင်ခရိုင်, Mawlămyaing Hkăyaing, officially Mawlamyine District) is a district of Mon State in Myanmar, and is bordered by Thaton District to the north, Hpa-An District and Kawkareik District of Kayin State to the east, and Dawei District of the Tanintharyi Region to the south. It has a coast on the Andaman Sea, and shares a small border with Thailand.

The capital is the city of Moulmein, which is located in the north of the district. The district has a population of 1,287,206 people.

Geography
Moulmein District consists mostly of a low-lying coastal plain with a few linear hills. In the north shared with Thaton District is the Salween Delta of the Salween River, which forms the large Bilu Island near Moulmein. There are numerous beaches along the coast with the Andaman Sea.

Transport
The Southern Railway crosses the district north-to-south, with a major stop in Moulmein. Further south, the railway splits in the town of Thanbyuzayat, which is the western end of the Myanmar-Thailand Railway (formerly known as the death railway), built by the Japanese using POW slaves during the second world war. Further south on the railway is the town of Ye.