{{redirect|Lemro|the historical period|Le-Mro period}} {{Short description|River in Chin and Rakhine States, Myanmar}} {{Infobox river | name = Lémro River<br>လေးမြို့မြစ် | image = Lemro River Near Shaw May Village.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | source1_location = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Myanmar | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | cities = Mrauk U, Minbya, Pauktaw, Myebon, Sittwe, Paletwa | length_km = 183.5 | source1_elevation = {{convert|NNNN|m|abbr=on}} | mouth_location = Bay of Bengal | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth_coordinates = }} The '''Lemro''' or '''Lemyo''' ({{langx|my|လေးမြို့မြစ်}}, {{IPA|my|lémjo̰ mjɪʔ}}), also written as '''Laymro'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Plan to Extract Gold from Laymro River under Guise of Hydropower Project |url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/narinjara-news/item/12957-chinese-plan-to-extract-gold-from-laymro-river-under-guise-of-hydropower-project.html |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=Burma News International |language=en}}</ref>, is a river of Myanmar flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Bay of Bengal east of Sittwe.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Palace Hotel|url=http://www.newpalacehotelsittwe.com/|publisher=New Palace Hotel|accessdate=2 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208060020/http://newpalacehotelsittwe.com/|archive-date=8 February 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The name of the river was given after establishment of four kingdom cities of Arakanese people between the eight and thirteen centuries along the river bank. The Lemro valley is noted for its rock art from these settlers.
==Etymology== In the term of "Lemro," the first term "Le" or "Lay" refers to counting number of "4" and the second term "Mro" refers to "town or city." Lay Mro in the Rakhine language means "four cities," which refers to the four ancient Arakanese cities that flourished by the side of the river. Now it is called "Laymyo" or "Lemyo" instead of Lemro.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}
==Physiography==
Lémro river originates from the mountains and hills of Chin Hills Track in Chin State of Burma in Matupi Township of Mindat District in Chin State. It flows through Mrauk-U, Minbya and Pauktaw townships of Sittwe District of Rakhine State. It empties into the Kaladan River downstream of Pauktaw. The section from Sittwe to Pauktaw is {{convert|16|mi|km}} long and from Sittwe to Minbya is {{convert|40|mi|km}} long.<ref>http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/99newsn.pdf{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Page 9 Column 3</ref>
===Hydropower projects=== Two hydropower projects, "Laymro" 600-megawatt and "Laymro 2" 90-megawatt, are being implemented by Hydropower Planning Department under the Ministry of Electric Power No. 1, China Datang Overseas Investment Co Ltd (CDOI) and Shwe Taung Hydropower Co Ltd starting from on 18 January 2011.<ref>http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/109newsn.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Page 10 Column 4</ref>
==External links== *[http://www.pbase.com/asianodyssey/lemro Photographs] *[http://wikimapia.org/8518435/Lemro-River-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88 Wikimapia] *[https://www.scribd.com/doc/21000366/Rock-Art-and-Artisans-in-the-Lemro-Valley-Arakan-Myanmar Rock Art and Artisans in the Lemro Valley]
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