Pinwe Explained

Pinwe
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Katha District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Indaw Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:24.3407°N 96.1934°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Pinwe (Burmese: ပင်ဝယ်ရွာ) is a village in Indaw Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Myanmar.

The village has a railway station on the Mandalay–Myitkyina line.[1]

History

During the Burma campaign it was the site of a three-week-long battle, which resulted in Pinwe being captured by the 36th Infantry Division, from Japanese forces, on 30 November 1944.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 34-down train derails between Mawlu and Pinwe stations . XX, Number 156 . New Light of Myanmar . 23 September 2012.
  2. Book: McLynn, Frank. The Burma campaign : disaster into triumph, 1942-45. 2011. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-17836-4. New Haven, CT. 758389529.
  3. Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Volumes 25-26 (1944), p. 383