Homalin District
Homalin Township
Homalin District ဟုမ္မလင်း မြို့နယ် ဟုမ္မလင်း ခရိုင် | |
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Satellite view. The long strip is Homalin Airport. The meandering Uyu river can be seen joining the Chindwin river south of the town. | |
Location in Sagaing Region | |
| Coordinates: 24°53′N 94°55′E / 24.883°N 94.917°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Homalin District |
| Capital | Homalin |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,326.45 sq mi (11,205.5 km2) |
| Population (2023) | 220,566 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Homalin Township (Burmese: ဟုမ္မလင်း မြို့နယ် [hóʊɰ̃məlɪ́ɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is the only township of Homalin District (Burmese: ဟုမ္မလင်း ခရိုင်) in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma). In 2022, the township was split out from Hkamti District to form the new Homalin District. The principal town is Homalin. The principal rivers flowing through the township are the Chindwin River form north to south and the Uyu River from east to west, joining the Chindwin near Homalin town.
The township is contains 3 towns- the principal town of Homalin, as well as the towns of Shwe Pyi Aye and Mo Waing Lut for a total of 16 urban wards. The township has 76 village tracts grouping 326 villages together.