Tabayin Township
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|settlement_type = Township
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|map_caption= location in Sagaing region
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|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sagaing Region}}
|subdivision_name2 = Ye-U District
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Tabayin
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Tabayin Township (also spelt Depeyin or Depayin) is a township in Ye-U District in the Sagaing Region, Myanmar.{{cite news |title=Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states |url=https://www.myanmaritv.com/news/expansion-new-districts-new-districts-expanded-nay-pyi-taw-regions-and-states |work=Myanmar International Television |date=2 May 2022}} The township is located in the north-western part of the country. The principal town is Tabayin.[http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
History
On 12 May 2025, a Myanmar Air Force airstrike targeted a school in Ohteintwin, a small village in Tabayin, killing at least 20 people, including 20 children and two teachers.{{Cite web |last=AFP |date=2025-05-13 |title=Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses |url=https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-junta-airstrike-kills-22-at-school-witnesses/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Frontier Myanmar |language=en-US}} The military junta, the State Administration Council called the airstrike "fabricated news."
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/tabayin/ Maplandia World Gazetteer] - map showing the township boundary
{{ Sagaing Region}}
Category:Townships of Sagaing Region
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