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Kanbalu

Coordinates : 23°12′14″N 95°30′55″E  /  23.20389°N 95.51528°E  / 23.20389; 95.51528
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Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu [1] ) is a town in Shwebo District , Sagaing Division , in Myanmar . Located in the north-western part of the county, the town is the administrative seat for Kanbalu Township . Kanbalu is on the main Burmese north-south railroad between Sagaing and Myitkyina . [1] As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022 [2]

History [ edit ]

Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II . [3] During the Myanmar Civil War , it was attacked by resistance forces, who torched the local police station. [4]

Economy [ edit ]

The military-run Myanmar Economic Corporation operates two factories, manufacturing sugar and menthol , in Kantbalu. [5] The sugar factory is a joint venture with Thai-owned Sutech Engineering. [6] Kanbalu is also home to the 30 megawatts (40,000 hp) Thaphanseik hydropower plant on the Mu River , a $20-million project financed by the China Import and Export Bank . [7]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Map of Sagaing Division" Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar's NET
  2. ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information" . www.citypopulation.de . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .
  3. ^ Carter, Kit C. and Mueller, Robert (1980) The Army Air Forces in World War II: combat chronology, 1941-1945 Arno Press, New York, pages 489, 493 , ISBN   0-405-12151-2
  4. ^ Maung, Thura (2023-11-03). "Resistance force overruns police station in Kanbalu, Sagaing Region" . Myanmar Now . Retrieved 2024-02-11 .
  5. ^ Maung Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948 . Institute of south-east Asian Studies. pp.  183 . ISBN   9789812308481 .
  6. ^ "Thai Company Building Mill" . The Irrawaddy . July 2001 . Retrieved 2 November 2012 .
  7. ^ "Hydropower Plant Put Into Service" . The Irrawaddy . June 2002 . Retrieved 2 November 2012 .

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