Waing Kyun

Waing Kyun
ဝိုင်ကျွန်းကျေးရွာ
Village
Interactive map of Waing Kyun
Coordinates: 18°00′24″N 96°49′00″E / 18.0067°N 96.8166°E / 18.0067; 96.8166
Country Myanmar
Region Bago Region
DistrictNyaunglebin District
TownshipShwegyin Township
Village tractWaing Kyun
Time zoneUTC+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.

History

In 2023, Waing Kyun was affected by shelling amid the Myanmar civil war.

In the 2025 Myanmar earthquake, there was reports of damage to farms and buildings, including a pagoda and a cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit.
  2. ↑ New, Karen (2023-03-16). "Shelling causes 6000 residents to flee in Bago's Shwegyin Bago region". Karen News. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  3. ↑ "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.

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