Budalin Township Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
  2. Web site: Skeletal Remains of Nyaunggan, Budalin Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division . Yee Yee Aung . Perspective July 2002 . 2008-10-07 .
  3. Web site: June Industry Ltd. www.juneindustry.com. June Industrial Ltd. 7 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140710043733/http://www.juneindustry.com/about.html. 10 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Production of rare algae drops. www.mmtimes.com. Shwe Yee Saw Myint. 7 July 2014.