Siyin, Myanmar Explained

Siyin
Other Name:Sizang
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kale District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Kale Township
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:23.2081°N 93.9769°W

Siyin[1] is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma.[2] [3] It is located about 10km (10miles)[4] west of Kalemyo on the Kalemyo  - Theizang road. It lies at the mouth of the Siyin Valley where it debouches into the Kale Valley.

Notes and References

  1. "Siyin (Approved)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. 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"
  3. Note that Maplandia has the correct coordinates and map, but places Siyin incorrectly in Falam Township of Chin State. "Siyin Map — Satellite Images of Siyin" Maplandia World Gazetteer. The Siyin Reserve Forest is across the border in Falam Township. "Siyin Reserved Forest (Approved)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  4. http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_23.208056_93.976944.html "Siyin, Myanmar"