Pinlebu is a town in
Katha District
Katha District is the northeasternmost district in Sagaing Region of Myanmar. ,
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
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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
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
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and the government troops.
Climate
Notes
External links
Map of Sagaing Division''Asterism''
"Pinlebu Map — Satellite Images of Pinlebu"''Maplandia.com''
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Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Sagaing Region