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
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 ...
. It is connected by road to
Pinlebu
Pinlebu is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division 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 ...
which links with
Phaungbyin
Paungbyin, also known as Pyaungbin United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. or Phaungbyin, is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Division, of Myanmar, on the Chindwin River ,
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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 Towns ...
. 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 ...
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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