Mabein

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|subdivision_name2 = Mongmit District

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|subdivision_name3 = Mabein Township

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Mabein ({{langx|my|မဘိမ်း}}; {{langx|shn|မၢၼ်ႈပဵင်း}}, Manpeng) is a town in northern Shan State of Myanmar, formerly Burma. It is situated on the Shweli River and connected to Momeik, and to Bhamo and Myitkyina in Kachin State by road.{{Cite web|url=http://www.modins.net/myanmarinfo/media/transport.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030609040503/http://www.modins.net/myanmarInfo/media/transport.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 June 2003|title=Transport in Myanmar|publisher=MODiNS.Net|access-date=2009-03-13}}{{cite news|url=http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/02nlm/n020326.htm#(%204%20)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831162236/http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/02nlm/n020326.htm#(%204%20)|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 August 2004|title=Maj-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development tasks|newspaper=New Light of Myanmar|date=26 March 2002|access-date=2009-03-13}} Mabein lies only {{convert|90|km|0|abbr=on}} from the border with Yunnan Province, China, but {{convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Mandalay.{{Cite web|url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2004/bmmyb04.pdf|author=Yolanda Fong-Sam|title=The Mineral Industry of Burma|publisher=United States Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook – 2017|access-date=2009-03-13}}

The town was captured by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) from the State Administration Council (SAC) on 21 January 2024 during the civil war.{{Cite web |title=KIA-Led Troops Seize Another Shan Town From Myanmar Junta |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kia-led-troops-seize-another-shan-town-from-myanmar-junta.html}}

Economy

Mabein is a major rice producing area in the Shweli basin.{{cite news|url=http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/623-regional-commander-bans-rice-export-to-china.html|author=Myo Gyi|title=Regional commander bans rice export to China|work=Mizzima News|date=3 June 2008|access-date=2009-03-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429042250/http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/623-regional-commander-bans-rice-export-to-china.html|archive-date=29 April 2009}} Teak extracted from forests around Mabein is classified as Medium Good.{{Cite web|url=http://www.teakboat.com/teak_log_grading.htm|title=Teak log Grading|publisher=teakboat.com|access-date=2009-03-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220024305/http://www.teakboat.com/teak_log_grading.htm|archive-date=20 December 2005}}

Mabein Township is considered poppy - free by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) in the Opium Survey 2002, and in the World Drug Report 2005 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).{{Cite web|url=http://www.shaps.hawaii.edu/drugs/myanmar/2002/|title=Myanmar Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control: Opium Survey 2002|work=UNDCP|access-date=2009-03-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327030550/http://www.shaps.hawaii.edu/drugs/myanmar/2002/|archive-date=27 March 2008}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.unodc.org/pdf/WDR_2005/volume_2_chap5_opium.pdf|title=Myanmar Shan State* Opium Poppy Cultivation 2003-2004|publisher=World Drug Report 2005 Vol 2 Chap 5|pages= map 21|access-date=2009-03-13}}

Gold deposits exist in the Mabein region within the 500 km² Shante gold belt within the Mogok metamorphics north and north-east of Mandalay.{{Cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/indawgyi/reports/golddistricts.htm#11|author=A H G Mitchell|title=PACRIM BERLI Seminar, November 1999: Geological Settings of Gold Districts in Myanmar|publisher=freewebs.com|access-date=2009-03-13|display-authors=etal|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026164736/http://www.freewebs.com/indawgyi/reports/golddistricts.htm#11|archive-date=26 October 2008}} In January 2004, the military government signed a contract with two Canadian companies to prospect gold in two zones known as Set Ga Done and Nga Mu Gyi.

Security vs human rights

On 10 November 2005, seven hired cattle drovers were reported shot dead by an army patrol from a battalion based in Momeik.{{Cite news|url=http://www.shanland.org/humanrights/2005/News-05-071205/|title=Hired cattle drovers shot through their hearts|publisher=S.H.A.N.|date=7 December 2005|access-date=2009-03-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211104124/http://www.shanland.org/humanrights/2005/News-05-071205|archive-date=11 February 2009}}

Notes

External links

[http://www.geonames.org/1312704/mabein.html Satellite map] GeoNames

Category:Populated places in Shan State

Category:Township capitals of Myanmar