Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu [1]) is a town in Shwebo District, Sagaing Division, in Myanmar. Located in the north-western part of the county, the town is the administrative seat for Kanbalu Township. Kanbalu is on the main Burmese north-south railroad between Sagaing and Myitkyina. [1] As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022 [2]
Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II. [3] During the Myanmar Civil War, it was attacked by resistance forces, who torched the local police station. [4]
The military-run Myanmar Economic Corporation operates two factories, manufacturing sugar and menthol, in Kantbalu. [5] The sugar factory is a joint venture with Thai-owned Sutech Engineering. [6] Kanbalu is also home to the 30 megawatts (40,000 hp) Thaphanseik hydropower plant on the Mu River, a $20-million project financed by the China Import and Export Bank. [7]
23°12′14″N 95°30′55″E / 23.20389°N 95.51528°E
Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu [1]) is a town in Shwebo District, Sagaing Division, in Myanmar. Located in the north-western part of the county, the town is the administrative seat for Kanbalu Township. Kanbalu is on the main Burmese north-south railroad between Sagaing and Myitkyina. [1] As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022 [2]
Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II. [3] During the Myanmar Civil War, it was attacked by resistance forces, who torched the local police station. [4]
The military-run Myanmar Economic Corporation operates two factories, manufacturing sugar and menthol, in Kantbalu. [5] The sugar factory is a joint venture with Thai-owned Sutech Engineering. [6] Kanbalu is also home to the 30 megawatts (40,000 hp) Thaphanseik hydropower plant on the Mu River, a $20-million project financed by the China Import and Export Bank. [7]
23°12′14″N 95°30′55″E / 23.20389°N 95.51528°E