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Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu) 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. As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022

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Locality
ကန့်ဘလူမြို့
Region
စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Country
မြန်မာ
Population
25,022
Timezone
Asia/Yangon

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Country
Myanmar
Time zone
UTC+06:30

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Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu) 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. As of 2014, it had a population of 25,022

==History== Its railyards were bombed by the Allies during World War II. During the Myanmar Civil War, it was attacked by resistance forces, who torched the local police station.

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