Homalin
Homalin
ဟုမ္မလင်း (ႁုင်းမၢၵ်ႇလၢင်း) Hommalinn, Hônmalin, Honmalin | |
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Town | |
Satellite view. The long strip is Homalin Airport. The meandering Uyu river can be seen joining the Chindwin river south of the town. | |
| Coordinates: 24°53′20″N 94°55′26″E / 24.88889°N 94.92389°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Homalin District |
| Township | Homalin Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.69 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 15,265 |
| • Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Homalin or Hommalinn (Burmese: ဟုမ္မလင်း မြို့ [hóʊɰ̃məlɪ́ɰ̃ mjo̰]; Shan: ႁုင်းမၢၵ်ႇလၢင်း, Hungmaklang) is a small town in north-western Myanmar (Burma) and capital of the Homalin Township and Homalin District of the Sagaing Region. The town lies on the Chindwin River and is served by Homalin Airport.
The Tamanthi Wildlife Reserve extends into the Homalin Township. Gold has been found in the river sand of Uyu River and extraction has been undertaken jointly with the Russians.