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Chaunggyi

Coordinates: 22°43′N 96°1′E / 22.717°N 96.017°E / 22.717; 96.017
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Chaoggyi Village is a village located in Thabeikkyin Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.

On 30 June 2024, the town fell to the People's Defense Force during the Myanmar civil war.[1]

Chaunggyi
Village
Chaunggyi is located in Myanmar
Chaunggyi
Chaunggyi
Coordinates: 22°43′N 96°1′E / 22.717°N 96.017°E / 22.717; 96.017
Country Burma
DivisionMandalay Division
DistrictPyin Oo Lwin District
TownshipTha bake kyin Township
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Geography

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The Chaunggyi valley is located about 3,5 km northeast of Letha Taung, also known as the Singu Plateau, near National Highway 31.[2] In the valley there are Lisu (at Lezawchaunggyi), Palaung (at Palaungchaunggyi), Shan and Gurkha ethnic minorities living in separate villages.

References

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  1. ^ "မန္တလေး – မိုးကုတ်လမ်းပိုင်း တိုက်ပွဲများ အရပ်သား ထိခိုက်သေဆုံးမှုရှိ". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Letha Taung". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 June 2016.