Sagaing District | |
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 Sagaing District signboard located on Sagaing-Shwebo road | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| No. of Townships | 3 |
| Capital | Sagaing |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Sagaing District is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar). [1] Its administrative center is the city of Sagaing.
Sagaing District consists of the following townships:
Coordinates: 22°00′N95°37′E / 22.000°N 95.617°E
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Paledan is a village in Myinmu Township in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located just east of Myinmu on the northern bank of the Irrawaddy River.
Allagappa is a small town in Myinmu Township in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located west of Myinmu, near the northern bank of the Irrawaddy River. It lies in the Allagappa Valley, about 30 miles west of Sagaing city. It is connected by road to the main Monywa to Sagaing road and has a divisional medical centre. Allagappa was occupied in late January 1944 by the 100th Infantry Brigade of the British Indian Army during World War II.
Lingadipa is a village in Myinmu Township in the southeast of the Sagaing Division in Burma. It is located west of Myinmu, near Allagappa on the northern bank of the Irrawaddy River. The village was occupied by the British Indian Army on 13–14 February 1944 during World War II.
Myaung Township is a township in Sagaing District in the Sagaing Division of Burma.
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Aye Myat Mon is a Burmese politician who has been the MP of the Sagaing Region Hluttaw for Myaung Township No. 1 constituency since the 2015 general election. She is a member of the National League for Democracy.
