Yinmabin ယင်းမာပင် Yin Mar Bin, Yinmábin | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 22°04′47″N94°54′08″E / 22.07972°N 94.90222°E Coordinates: 22°04′47″N94°54′08″E / 22.07972°N 94.90222°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| District | Monywa District |
| Township | Yinmabin Township |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Yinmabin (Burmese : ယင်းမာပင်မြို့) is a town and seat of the Yinmabin Township in the Sagaing Division in central Myanmar some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Mandalay. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Magway Region is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of 44,820 km2. Pa Del Dam (ပဒဲဆည်) is one of the dams in Aunglan Township, Magway Division. The capital and second largest city of the Magway Division is Magway. The largest city is Pakokku. The major cities of Magway Division are Magway, Pakokku, Aunglan, Yenangyaung, Taungdwingyi, Chauk, Minbu, Thayet and Gangaw.
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 square kilometres (36,111 sq mi). 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 city of Sagaing Region is Monywa.
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Sagaing District is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the city of Sagaing.
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