Pinlebu

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Pinlebu

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Town
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Pinlebu
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°04′53″N95°22′13″E / 24.08139°N 95.37028°E / 24.08139; 95.37028 Coordinates: 24°04′53″N95°22′13″E / 24.08139°N 95.37028°E / 24.08139; 95.37028
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Region Flag of Sagaing Region (2019).svg  Sagaing Region
District Katha
Township Pinlebu Township
Elevation
266 m (875 ft)
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Pinlebu is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division of Myanmar on the Mu River. It is the administrative seat of Pinlebu Township. The town is connected by road to Phaungbyin, Kawlin, and Bamauk. [1] Its inhabitants include the Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities, and the region has witnessed fighting between the Communists and the government troops. [2]

Notes

  1. "General Maung Aye on tour of Sagaing Division". The New Light of Myanmar 7 March 2000. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. "Hmankin Range, native land of Kadu and Kanan nationals". The New Light of Myanmar 12 June 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2008.

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