Bamauk
Encyclopedia
Banmauk or Bamauk is a town
in the Sagaing Division
in Burma. It is connected by road to Pinlebu
which links with Phaungbyin
and Kawlin
. The township is home to the Shan, Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities, and the region has witnessed fighting between the Communists
and the government troops.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Sagaing Division
Sagaing Division
Sagaing Region is an administrative region of Burma , located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east...
in Burma. It is connected by road to Pinlebu
Pinlebu
Pinlebu is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division of Burma on the Mu River. It is the administrative seat of Pinlebu Township. The town is connected by road to Phaungbyin, Kawlin, and Bamauk...
which links with Phaungbyin
Phaungbyin
Paungbyin, Pyaungbin or Phaungbyin is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Division, of Burma , on the Chindwin River. It is the principal town of Paungbyin Township.-External links:* Asterism* Maplandia...
and Kawlin
Kawlin
-See also:*Sagaing Region...
. The township is home to the Shan, Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities, and the region has witnessed fighting between the Communists
Communist Party of Burma
The Communist Party of Burma is the oldest existing political party in Burma. The party is unrecognised by the Burmese authorities, rendering it illegal; so it operates in a clandestine manner, often associating with insurgent armies along the border of People's Republic of China...
and the government troops.
External links
- Satellite map of Banmauk Maplandia