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Mong_Hsu Latitude and Longitude:

21°55′N 98°23′E / 21.917°N 98.383°E / 21.917; 98.383
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Mong Hsu
Town
Mong Hsu is located in Myanmar
Mong Hsu
Mong Hsu
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°55′N 98°23′E / 21.917°N 98.383°E / 21.917; 98.383
Country  Myanmar
State  Shan
District Loilem District
Township Mong Hsu Township
Elevation707 m (2,320 ft)
Time zone UTC+6.30 ( MST)

Mong Hsu is the principal town of Mong Hsu Township of Shan State.

History

It was the main town of one of the Shan States, Monghsu, known in ancient times as Hansawadi. [2]

In early 1990s, there is a major discovery rubies near Mong Hsu. Within a few years, Mong Hsu rubies constituted over 95% of faceted rubies entering world market; however, they require considerable sophisticated treatment. [3]

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