Kale Township

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Kale Township
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Kale Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°11′N94°3′E / 23.183°N 94.050°E / 23.183; 94.050 Coordinates: 23°11′N94°3′E / 23.183°N 94.050°E / 23.183; 94.050
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Kale District
Capital Kalay
Area
  Total2,337.74 km2 (902.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
30 Laks
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Kale Township is a township in Kale District in the Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Kalay. [1]

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Location in Sagaing region Kale Township.svg
Location in Sagaing region

Geography and borders

Kale Township runs northsouth along the Kale Valley in which lie the south flowing Neyinzaya River and the north flowing Myittha River which meet near the administrative seat of Kalemyo and flow east toward the Chindwin River. It is bounded approximately within coordinates of 22° 36´ and 23° 38´ north latitudes and between 93° 58´ and 94° 16´ east longitudes. On the west it is bounded by the foothills of the Chin Hills and on the east by the Mwegyi Mountain Range. [2] The area of the township is 902.606 square miles (2,337.74 km2).

Kale Township is surrounded by the townships of: [1]

Towns and villages

Bogon, Bogyi, Chaunggyauk, Chaunggyin, Haka, Hmunlai, Hnawgon, Honnaing, Hpaungzeik, Htoma Myauk, Inbaung, Indainggale, Indainggyi, Indin, Ingyaw, Ingyun, Insein, Inthe, Kalemyo, Kanbale, Kangyi, Kantha, Kinmungyon, Kokko, Kondo, Kyaukka, Kyaukpyok, Kyawywa, Kyetpanet, Kyigon, Lamaing, Legyi, Manda, Mawlaik, Myogyigon, Myohla, Nanhannwe, Nankyisaung, Nansaungpu, Nanzalu, Natchaung, Nat-in, Natkyigon, Natmyaung, Natnan, Ngapa, Nwa, Okkan, Palata Sakan, Pinlon, Pyin Khone Gyi, Sanmyo, Segyi, Shabo, Sibin, Sihaung Ashe, Sihaung Myauk, Sihaung Taung, Sinywa, Siyin, Htauk Kyant, Taung-u, Thayagon, Thayettaw, Thazi, Thekondan, Udu, Uyin, Yenatha, Yeshin, Zingalaing.Kyarinn.Kyun Chaung.Santha

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