Moulmein

Moulmein (Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်, Mawlămyaing) is the capital and largest city of Mon State of Myanmar, and is the largest and most important city of the country's south-east. It was also the former capital of British Burma until they captured Rangoon

The city and its surroundings has a population of 340,321 people. It has an important harbour that is the country's second-busiest after Yangon Port. It is located on the Southern Railway, and contains the second-longest bridges in Myanmar (after the Pakokku Bridge).

The city is located slightly inland at the beginning of the delta of the Salween River, sheltered from the Andaman Sea by Bilu Island.