Shwegyin (town) explained

Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Shwegyin
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:17.9167°N 96.8833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bago
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Shwegyin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Code:54
Footnotes:[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Shwegyin[2] is a town in Bago District, Pegu region in Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Shwegyin Township. Parts of the town and township are under the control of the Karen National Union.[3]

References

  1. Web site: National Telephone Area Codes . Myanmar's Net.
  2. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  3. Web site: 2023-12-09 . Mass Exodus from Shwegyin as 30,000 Residents Flee Amidst Shelling and Airstrikes by Military Council, Says KNU . 2024-08-12 . Karen News . en-US.

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