Budalin Township | |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Seat: | Budalin |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sagaing Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Monywa District |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 22.3667°N 103°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Budalin Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar.[1] The principal town is Budalin.
Bronze Age human remains and artifacts were discovered in Budalin township in 1998–99.[2] There is now a museum in Nyaung Kan village showing some of the artifacts and skeletons.
Twintaung area of Budalin is famous for its natural spirulina.[3] 150 tons of dried spirulina per year was produced from it since 1988, but its yield declined in 2014.[4]