Nanyun Township

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Nanyun Township
Namyung, Taiyawng
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Nanyun Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°55′N96°14′E / 26.917°N 96.233°E / 26.917; 96.233
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Naga Self-Administered Zone
Capital Nanyun
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Nanyun Township (Burmese : နန်းယွန်းမြို့နယ်; also spelt Namyung) is a township located within the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is also part of the Naga Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Nanyun.

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Location in Sagaing Region

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