| Shwedaung | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Shwedaung Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°14′N94°20′E / 23.233°N 94.333°E Coordinates: 23°14′N94°20′E / 23.233°N 94.333°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region |  |
| District | Kale District |
| Township | Kalewa Township |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Shwedaung is a town in Kalewa Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma. [1] [2]
Kalewa Township is a township of Kale District in Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Kalewa. The Paluzawa coal mines are located in Kalewa township.
Kale District is the westernmost district in Sagaing Division of Myanmar (Burma).
Sagaing Region is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is bordered by India’s Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh States to the north, Kachin State, Shan State, and Mandalay Region to the east, Mandalay Region and Magway Region to the south, with the Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary, and Chin State and India to the west. The region has an area of 93,527 km2. In 1996, it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000. The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population was 5,360,000. The capital is Monywa.
