Banmauk or Bamauk ( shn, ဝဵင်းမၢၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇ) is a town in the
Sagaing Division
Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...
in
Burma
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. It is connected by road to
Pinlebu which links with
Phaungbyin and
Kawlin
Kawlin (ကောလင်းမြို့) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar. (page 43 in part B of volume 1 in the pdf file) Since December 2018 it has been the administration headquarters for Kawlin District as well as Kawlin Townsh ...
. The township is home to the Shan, Kadu and Kanan
ethnic minorities
The term 'minority group' has different usages depending on the context. According to its common usage, a minority group can simply be understood in terms of demographic sizes within a population: i.e. a group in society with the least number o ...
, and the region has witnessed fighting between the
Communists
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a so ...
and the government troops. There is a famous mount called Santlon. Santlon is Shan Language. It means "Great Elephant".
Notes
External links
Satellite map of Banmauk''Maplandia''
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Katha District
Banmauk Township
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