Waing Kyun
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Waing Kyun
ဝိုင်ကျွန်းကျေးရွာ | |
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| Coordinates: 18°00′24″N 96°49′00″E / 18.0067°N 96.8166°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Bago Region |
| District | Nyaunglebin District |
| Township | Shwegyin Township |
| Village tract | Waing Kyun |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Waing Kyun (Burmese: ဝိုင်ကျွန်း), also spelled Wi Kyun, is a village in Shwegyin Township in the Bago Region of Myanmar. It is the principal village of the Waing Kyun village tract, which contains three other villages.[1]
History
[edit]In 2023, Waing Kyun was affected by shelling amid the Myanmar civil war.[2]
In the 2025 Myanmar earthquake, there was reports of damage to farms and buildings, including a pagoda and a cemetery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit.
- ^ New, Karen (2023-03-16). "Shelling causes 6000 residents to flee in Bago's Shwegyin Bago region". Karen News. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "ငလျင်အကူအညီအပေါ် စစ်တပ်က အခွင့်ကောင်းယူ နိုင်ငံရေးအမြတ်မထုတ်ရန် KNU တိုက်တွန်း" [KNU urges military not to take advantage of earthquake aid for political gain]. Democratic Voice of Burma (in Burmese). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
See also
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