Kawthaung Township

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Kawthaung Township
Township
Location in Kawthaung district
Kawthaung Township Location in Burma
Coordinates: 9°59′N 98°33′E / 9.983°N 98.550°E / 9.983; 98.550
Country	Burma
Region	Taninthayi Region
District	Kawthaung District
Capital	Kawthaung
Area
• Total	2,527 km2 (976 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	140,020
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Kawthaung Township (Burmese: ကော့သောင်းမြို့နယ်; Thai: เกาะสอง, RTGS: Ko Song; meaning Second Island or Twice Island) is a township of Kawthaung District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Kawthaung. The township covers an area of 2,527 km², and had a population of 140,020 at the 2014 Census.^[1]