Paungbyin, also known as Pyaungbin
[ United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.] or Phaungbyin, is a town in
Mawlaik District
Mawlaik District (formerly Upper Chindwin District) is a district in central Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Mawlaik. Townships
Mawlaik district consists of 2 townships.
* Mawlaik Township
* Paungb ...
,
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 ...
, of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, on the
Chindwin River ,
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. It is the principal town of
Paungbyin Township
Paungbyin Township is a township in Mawlaik District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. .
References
External links
Map of Sagaing Division''Asterism''
"Paungbyin Map — Satellite Images of Paungbyin"Maplandia
Populated places in Sagaing Region
Township capitals of Myanmar
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