Budalin Township | |
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Coordinates: 22°22′N95°08′E / 22.367°N 95.133°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Region | Sagaing Region |
District | Monywa District |
Capital | Budalin |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Budalin Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. [1] The principal town is Budalin.
Bronze Age human remains and artifacts were discovered in Budalin township in 1998–99. [2] There is now a museum in Nyaung Kan village showing some of the artifacts and skeletons.
Twintaung area of Budalin is famous for its natural spirulina. [3] 150 tons of dried spirulina per year was produced from it since 1988, but its yield declined in 2014. [4]
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