Salingyi

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Salingyi

ဆားလင်းကြီး

Sarlingyi [1]
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Salingyi
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°58′23″N95°04′55″E / 21.97306°N 95.08194°E / 21.97306; 95.08194 Coordinates: 21°58′23″N95°04′55″E / 21.97306°N 95.08194°E / 21.97306; 95.08194
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Region Flag of Sagaing Region (2019).svg  Sagaing Region
District Yinmarbin District
Township Salingyi Township
Elevation
108 m (357 ft)
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Salingyi is a town in Salingyi Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Region in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat for Salingyi Township, and is at a tri-crossroads with roads heading north-west to Yinmabin, north to Monywa, and south-west to Kyadet. [1] On the east of town, there is a large textile mill which was completed in 2005. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Map of Sagaing Division" Myanmars.net
  2. "Myanmar Salingyi Textile Mill completion and ribbon-cut ceremony" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine China National Construction & Agricultural Machinery VE Corp.


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