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

Kale Township
Location in Kale district
Location in Kale district
Kale Township is located in Myanmar
Kale Township
Kale Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°11′N 94°3′E / 23.183°N 94.050°E / 23.183; 94.050
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictKale District
CapitalKalay
Area
 • Total2,337.74 km2 (902.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
509,368[1]
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
Location in Sagaing region

Geography and borders edit

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 902.606 square miles (2,337.74 km2).

Kale Township is surrounded by the townships of:[2]

Towns and villages edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Kale, citypopulation.de, retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  3. ^ "1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mawlaik, Burma; India, NF 46-3" U.S. Army Map Service, March 1960

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