Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu[1]) 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.[1] As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022[2]

History

Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II.[3] During the Myanmar Civil War, it was attacked by resistance forces, who torched the local police station.[4]

Economy

The military-run Myanmar Economic Corporation operates two factories, manufacturing sugar and menthol, in Kantbalu.[5] The sugar factory is a joint venture with Thai-owned Sutech Engineering.[6] 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.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Map of Sagaing Division" Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar's NET
  2. ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Maung, Thura (2023-11-03). "Resistance force overruns police station in Kanbalu, Sagaing Region". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ Maung Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. Institute of south-east Asian Studies. pp. 183. ISBN 9789812308481.
  6. ^ "Thai Company Building Mill". The Irrawaddy. July 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Hydropower Plant Put Into Service". The Irrawaddy. June 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

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