Kale Township Explained

Kale Township
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Seat:Kalay
Seat Type:Capital
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kale District
Area Total Km2:2337.74
Population:509368[1]
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:23.1833°N 97°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Kale Township is a township in Kale District in the Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Kalay.[2]

Geography and borders

Kale Township runs north - south along the Kale Valley in which lie the south flowing Neyinzaya River and the north flowing Myittha River which meet near the administrative seat of Kalemyo and flow east toward the Chindwin River. It is bounded approximately within coordinates of 22° 36´ and 23° 38´ north latitudes and between 93° 58´ and 94° 16´ east longitudes. On the west it is bounded by the foothills of the Chin Hills and on the east by the Mwegyi Mountain Range.[3] The area of the township is 902.606mi2.

Kale Township is surrounded by the townships of:

Towns and villages

Bogon, Bogyi, Chaunggyauk, Chaunggyin, Haka, Hmunlai, Hnawgon, Honnaing, Hpaungzeik, Htoma Myauk, Inbaung, Indainggale, Indainggyi, Indin, Ingyaw, Ingyun, Insein, Inthe, Kalemyo, Kanbale, Kangyi, Kantha, Kinmungyon, Kokko, Kondo, Kyaukka, Kyaukpyok, Kyawywa, Kyetpanet, Kyigon, Lamaing, Legyi, Manda, Mawlaik, Myogyigon, Myohla, Nanhannwe, Nankyisaung, Nansaungpu, Nanzalu, Natchaung, Nat-in, Natkyigon, Natmyaung, Natnan, Ngapa, Nwa, Okkan, Palata Sakan, Pinlon, Pyin Khone Gyi, Sanmyo, Segyi, Shabo, Sibin, Sihaung Ashe, Sihaung Myauk, Sihaung Taung, Sinywa, Siyin, Htauk Kyant, Taung-u, Thayagon, Thayettaw, Thazi, Thekondan, Udu, Uyin, Yenatha, Yeshin, Zingalaing.Kyarinn.Kyun Chaung.Santha

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/myanmar/admin/0505__kale/ Kale
  2. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
  3. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nf46-3.jpg "1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mawlaik, Burma; India, NF 46-3"