Pinwe
Pinwe (Burmese: ပင်ဝယ်ရွာ) is a village in Indaw Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Myanmar.
Pinwe | |
|---|---|
  Pinwe Location within Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 24°20′26″N 96°11′36″E / 24.340667°N 96.193389°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Katha District |
| Township | Indaw Township |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,955 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Pinwe (Burmese: ပင်ဝယ်ရွာ) is a village in Indaw Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Myanmar.
The village has a railway station on the Mandalay–Myitkyina line.[2]
History
During the Burma campaign it was the site of a three-week-long battle, which resulted in Pinwe being captured by the 36th Infantry Division, from Japanese forces, on 30 November 1944.[3][4]
References
- ^ "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census SAGAING REGION, KATHA DISTRICT Indaw Township Report" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "34-down train derails between Mawlu and Pinwe stations" (PDF). Vol. XX, Number 156. New Light of Myanmar. 23 September 2012.
- ^ McLynn, Frank (2011). The Burma campaign : disaster into triumph, 1942-45. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-17836-4. OCLC 758389529.
- ^ Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Volumes 25-26 (1944), p. 383
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