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Chipwi
Sign in to saveChipwi (; also called Chibwe) is a town in north-east part of the Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative centre for Chibwe Township and Chipwi District. The town is located beside the N'Mai River just below where Chibwe Creek enters it. The Kachin Independence Army liberated Chipwi town on the evening of 30 September 2024. The Kachin Independence Organization has started controlling civil government operations. The placename is likely derived from the Lashi word for "beeswax".
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The entry is geolocated on the map in MM, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Chipwi is referenced by 312 other articles, and connects out to Myanmar Standard Time, Chipwi Township and Myanmar.
Vinony files it under Populated places in Kachin State and Township capitals of Myanmar.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- ချီဖွေမြို့
- Region
- ကချင်ပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Chipwi Township
- Elevation
- 270
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
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Chipwi (; also called Chibwe) is a town in north-east part of the Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative centre for Chibwe Township and Chipwi District. The town is located beside the N'Mai River just below where Chibwe Creek enters it. The Kachin Independence Army liberated Chipwi town on the evening of 30 September 2024. The Kachin Independence Organization has started controlling civil government operations. The placename is likely derived from the Lashi word for "beeswax".
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chipwi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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