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 / 23.20389; 95.51528
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