Kani Township

Kani Township
Kani Township
Township
	Location in Yinmabin district
	Location in Sagaing region
	Kani Township Location in Myanmar
	Coordinates: 22°26′N 94°51′E / 22.433°N 94.850°ECoordinates: 22°26′N 94°51′E / 22.433°N 94.850°E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Yinmabin District
Capital	Kani
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Kani Township is a township in Yinmabin District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar.^[1] The principal town is Kani.

Natural spirulina is available from Twinma and Taung Pauk^[2] but their combined yield was a lot less than the yield of Twintaung of Budalin Township.^[3]

2021 unrest[]

In December 2021, BBC News reported the Myanmar military carried out four mass killings in July 2021 as part of the unrest following the country's 2021 coup d'etat.^[4] The BBC's investigation, which characterized Kani Township as "an opposition stronghold", interviewed 11 alleged witnesses to the killings, and compared them to cell phone videos and photographs collected by Myanmar Witness, a UK-based NGO.^[4] The investigation concluded that over 40 people in Kani Township were killed by the military, including at least 14 in one killing in the village of Yin.^[4]

References[]

^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
^ "June Industry Ltd". www.juneindustry.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ "Production of rare algae drops". www.mmtimes.com. Shwe Yee Saw Myint. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Henschke, Rebecca; Brown, Kelvin; Aung, Ko Ko (2021-12-20). "Tortured to death: Myanmar mass killings revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-20.

External links[]

Maplandia World Gazetteer - map showing the township boundary

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[MIMU001-1] "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

[2] "June Industry Ltd". www.juneindustry.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[3] "Production of rare algae drops". www.mmtimes.com. Shwe Yee Saw Myint. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[:0-4] Henschke, Rebecca; Brown, Kelvin; Aung, Ko Ko (2021-12-20). "Tortured to death: Myanmar mass killings revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-20.

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v t Sagaing Region
Capital: Monywa
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Katha District	Banmauk Township (Banmauk) Indaw Township (Indaw) Katha Township (Katha) Htigyaing Township (Htigyaing)
Mawlaik District	Mawlaik Township (Mawlaik) Paungbyin Township (Paungbyin)
Monywa District	Ayadaw Township (Ayadaw) Budalin Township (Budalin) Chaung-U Township (Chaung-U) Monywa Township (Monywa)
Sagaing District	Myaung Township (Myaung) Myinmu Township (Myinmu) Sagaing Township (Sagaing)
Shwebo District	Khin-U Township (Khin-U) Shwebo Township (Shwebo) Wetlet Township (Wetlet) Tabayin Township (Tabayin) Taze Township (Taze) Ye-U Township (Ye-U)
Tamu District	Tamu Township (Tamu)
Yinmabin District	Kani Township (Kani) Pale Township (Pale) Salingyi Township (Salingyi) Yinmabin Township (Yinmabin)
Kawlin District	Kawlin Township (Kawlin) Pinlebu Township (Pinlebu) Wuntho Township (Wuntho)
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