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Mergui, town, extreme southeastern Myanmar (Burma). It occupies an offshore island in the Andaman Sea at the mouth of the Great Tenasserim River. Mergui is a busy port engaged in coastal trade (rubber, tin ore, rattans, dried fish, edible birds’ nests) north to Yangon (Rangoon) and south to Malaysia. Natural pearls are found offshore, and the Yatanabon tungsten (wolfram) mine is nearby. There is air service from Mergui to Yangon, Mawlamyine, and Singapore. Pop. (1993 est.) 122,670.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.