Myeik, Myanmar

မြိတ် မြိတ်မြို့
Myeik
မြိတ် Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 12°26′N 98°36′E / 12.433°N 98.600°E / 12.433; 98.600
Country	Myanmar
Region	Tanintharyi Region
District	Myeik District
Township	Myeik Township
Population  (2014)
• Total	284,498
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)

Myeik (Burmese: မြိတ်; MLCTS: mrit, pronounced [mjeɪʔ] or [beɪʔ]; Mon: ဗိက်, [pòik]; Thai: มะริด, RTGS: Marit, [má(ʔ).rít]; formerly Mergui, /mɜːrˈɡwiː/) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, located in the extreme south of the country on the coast off an island on the Andaman Sea. As of 2010^[update], the estimated population was over 209,000.^[1] Myeik is the largest city in Tanintharyi Region, and serves as the regional headquarters of Myanmar Navy's Tanintharyi Regional Command. The area inland from the city is a major smuggling corridor into Thailand. The Singkhon Pass, also known as the Maw-daung Pass, has an international cross-border checkpoint.^[2]