Kanbalu

Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu[1]) is a town in Shwebo District, Sagaing Division, in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat for Kanbalu Township. Kanbalu is on the main Burmese north-south railroad between Sagaing and Myitkyina.[1]

History

Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II.[2]

Economy

The military-run Myanmar Economic Corporation operates two factories, manufacturing sugar and menthol, in Kantbalu.[3] The sugar factory is a joint venture with Thai-owned Sutech Engineering.[4] 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.[5]

Notes
  1. "Map of Sagaing Division" Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar's NET
  2. Carter, Kit C. and Mueller, Robert (1980) The Army Air Forces in World War II: combat chronology, 1941-1945 Arno Press, New York, pages 489, 493, ISBN 0-405-12151-2
  3. Maung Aung Myoe (2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. Institute of south-east Asian Studies. pp. 183. ISBN 9789812308481.
  4. "Thai Company Building Mill". The Irrawaddy. July 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. "Hydropower Plant Put Into Service". The Irrawaddy. June 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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