Kanbalu
Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu) is a town in Shwebo District, Sagaing Division, in Myanmar. Located in the north-western part of the county, the town is the administrative seat for Kanbalu Township. Kanbalu is on the main Burmese north-south railroad between Sagaing and Myitkyina. As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022
History
Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II. During the Myanmar Civil War, it was attacked by resistance forces, who torched the local police station.
Economy
The military-run Myanmar Economic Corporation operates two factories, manufacturing sugar and menthol, in Kantbalu. The sugar factory is a joint venture with Thai-owned Sutech Engineering. Kanbalu is also home to the 30 megawatts (40,000 hp) Thaphanseik hydropower plant on the Mu River, a $20-million project financed by the China Import and Export Bank.
Notes
- ^ "Map of Sagaing Division" Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar's NET
- ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Carter, Kit C. and Mueller, Robert (1980) The Army Air Forces in World War II: combat chronology, 1941-1945 Arno Press, New York, pages 489, 493, ISBN 0-405-12151-2
- ^ Maung, Thura (2023-11-03). "Resistance force overruns police station in Kanbalu, Sagaing Region". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Maung Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. Institute of south-east Asian Studies. pp. 183. ISBN 9789812308481.
- ^ "Thai Company Building Mill". The Irrawaddy. July 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Hydropower Plant Put Into Service". The Irrawaddy. June 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
External links
- "Kanbalu, Burma"
- "Kanbalu Map — Satellite Images of Kanbalu" Maplandia.com
23°12′14″N 95°30′55″E / 23.20389°N 95.51528°E
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