Bilin, Mon State Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Bilin
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2005
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2:Buddhism
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:17.2333°N 112°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Bilin (Burmese: ဘီးလင်းမြို့; ၜဳကၠေၚ်) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar. It is the seat of Bilin Township. The Yangon-Mawlamyine Highway passes through Belin. The nearby Belin River flows into the Gulf of Martaban. The majority of residents are Bamar, and there are also members of the Kayin and Pa-O ethnic groups. The majority of people are Buddhists. Belin Township is home to the famous Kyaikhtisaung Pagoda located on a laterite stone hillock near Zoke Thoke village. The hillock itself was formed by laying laterite stones in squares of diminishing size on top of each other.[1] The Malayalam novelist, U. A. Khader was born in Bilin in 1935.

References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413151414/http://www.greenpalacemyanmar.com/kyaikhteesaung.htm . 2015-04-13 . dead .

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