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Sadon

Coordinates: 25°23′34″N 97°53′59″E / 25.3927408°N 97.8996443°E / 25.3927408; 97.8996443
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Sadon
‹See Tfd›ဆဒုံး
Sadung
Sadon is located in Myanmar
Sadon
Sadon
Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 25°23′34″N 97°53′59″E / 25.3927408°N 97.8996443°E / 25.3927408; 97.8996443
Country Myanmar
StateKachin State
DistrictMyitkyina District
TownshipWaingmaw Township
Population
 (2014)
10,496[1]
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Sadon or Sadung (Burmese: ဆဒုံးမြို့၊ )(Tai: ᥔᥤᥖᥨᥒᥰ) is a town located in Waingmaw Township, Myitkyina District of Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma).[2] The Kachin Independence Army took control of the town in June 2024 during the Myanmar civil war.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyidaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Kachin District Map" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta's Last Remaining China Trade Route in Kachin State". The Irrawaddy. 14 June 2024.