Pinlebu
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pinlebu
| native_name = {{lang|my|ပင်လယ်ဘူး}}
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Burma
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar
| pushpin_label_position1 = right
| coordinates = {{coord|24|04|53|N|95|22|13|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sagaing Region}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kawlin District
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Pinlebu Township
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_m = 266
| elevation_ft = 875
| population =
| population_as_of =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = +6.30
| website =
}}
Pinlebu is a town in Kawlin District, north-central Sagaing Region of Myanmar on the Mu River. It is the administrative seat of Pinlebu Township. The town is connected by road to Phaungbyin, Kawlin, and Bamauk.{{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=2008-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120142304/http://www.myanmargeneva.org/00nlm/n000307.htm#(1)|archive-date=20 November 2008|url-status=dead}} Its inhabitants include the Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities, and the region has witnessed fighting between the Communists and the government troops.{{Cite news|url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Article/Article2003/june/Jun12.htm|title=Hmankin Range, native land of Kadu and Kanan nationals|publisher=The New Light of Myanmar 12 June 2003|access-date=2008-11-20}} On the 8th of October 2024, the town was captured by anti-military junta forces.{{Cite web |title=NUG Forces and Allies Seize Key Sagaing Town from Myanmar Junta |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/nug-forces-and-allies-seize-key-sagaing-town-from-myanmar-junta.html |website=The Irrawaddy |date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=October 8, 2024}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Pinlebu (1981−2010)
|Jan high C = 24.9
|Feb high C = 28.5
|Mar high C = 32.9
|Apr high C = 35.5
|May high C = 34.6
|Jun high C = 32.7
|Jul high C = 32.1
|Aug high C = 31.6
|Sep high C = 31.6
|Oct high C = 30.8
|Nov high C = 27.6
|Dec high C = 24.9
|Jan low C = 9.2
|Feb low C = 11.2
|Mar low C = 14.1
|Apr low C = 18.1
|May low C = 20.9
|Jun low C = 22.4
|Jul low C = 22.4
|Aug low C = 22.5
|Sep low C = 21.3
|Oct low C = 19.4
|Nov low C = 14.7
|Dec low C = 9.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 2.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 9.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 15.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 45.9
|May precipitation mm = 181.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 275.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 241.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 235.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 275.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 186.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 23.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.4
| source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute{{cite web
| url = http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/sokeresultat/_/attachment/inline/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf
| title= Myanmar Climate Report
| publisher = Norwegian Meteorological Institute
| language = en
| access-date = 21 February 2023}}
}}
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.asterism.info/states/12/map.html Map of Sagaing Division] Asterism
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/pinlebu/pinlebu/ "Pinlebu Map — Satellite Images of Pinlebu"] Maplandia.com
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}