Hechein

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Hechein
Village
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Hechein
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°36′N95°55′E / 24.600°N 95.917°E / 24.600; 95.917 Coordinates: 24°36′N95°55′E / 24.600°N 95.917°E / 24.600; 95.917
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Katha District
Township Banmauk Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Hechein is a village in Banmauk Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Burma. [1] [2]

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