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Pinlebu

Field	Value
name	Pinlebu
native_name	ပင်လယ်ဘူး
settlement_type	Town
pushpin_map	Burma
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Myanmar
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Myanmar
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Sagaing Region
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Kawlin District
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Pinlebu Township
elevation_m	266
elevation_ft	875
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	MST
utc_offset	+6.30

Pinlebu (; ) is a town in Kawlin District, north-central Sagaing Region of Myanmar on the Mu River. It is the administrative seat of Pinlebu Township. The town is connected by road to Phaungbyin, Kawlin, and Bamauk. Its inhabitants include the Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities, and the region has witnessed fighting between the Communists and the government troops. On the 8th of October 2024, the town was captured by anti-military junta forces.

Etymology

Pinlebu is derived from the Shan language name Pinkapu or Pang Kai Hpo (), meaning "cock-clearing".

Climate

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Notes

References

"General Maung Aye on tour of Sagaing Division". [[The New Light of Myanmar]] 7 March 2000.
"Hmankin Range, native land of Kadu and Kanan nationals". [[The New Light of Myanmar]] 12 June 2003.
(October 5, 2023). "NUG Forces and Allies Seize Key Sagaing Town from Myanmar Junta".
Scott. (1900). "Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States, Pt. 2, Vol. 2".

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