Banmauk
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Banmauk
မၢၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇ
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sagaing Region}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Katha District
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Banmauk Township
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Banmauk or Bamauk ({{langx|shn|မၢၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇ}}, Manmawk) is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Region in Myanmar. It is connected by road to Pinlebu which links with Phaungbyin and Kawlin.{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmargeneva.org/00nlm/n000307.htm#(1)|title=General Maung Aye on tour of Sagaing Division|publisher=The New Light of Myanmar 7 March 2000|access-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120142304/http://www.myanmargeneva.org/00nlm/n000307.htm#(1)|archive-date=20 November 2008|url-status=dead}} The township is home to the Shan, Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities. The area has witnessed fighting between communists and the government troops.
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/banmauk/banmauk/ Satellite map of Banmauk] Maplandia
{{Banmauk Township}}
{{ Sagaing Division }}
Category:Township capitals of Myanmar
Category:Populated places in Katha District
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