Sinphyukyun
Sinphyukyun | |
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Town | |
Interactive map of Sinphyukyun | |
| Coordinates: 20°39′50″N 94°41′35″E / 20.664°N 94.693°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Magway Region |
| District | Minbu District |
| Township | Salin Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 169 ft (52 m) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 6,670 |
| • Density | 35,000/sq mi (14,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Sinphyukyun (Burmese: ဆင်ဖြူကျွန်းမြို့) is a town in Salin Township in Minbu District, Magway Region, Myanmar. The town is divided into 3 urban wards.[1] The town is located on the south bank of the Salin River near its confluence with the Irrawaddy River six miles northeast of the township capital of Salin.[2] The town was elevated to town status by Legal Notification 356/2015 in 2015.[3]
History
The town was first settled as a port village near the confluence of the two rivers. During the reign of Bagyidaw around the year 1819, the island that the town sits on became known for having several white elephants and was named Sinphyukyun, literally meaning White Elephant Island.[1]
The town was heavily damaged by floods after Cyclone Mocha in 2023 with flooding from the Salin River unexpectedly catching residents in the area off guard as it had been dry prior to the storm.[4]
During the ongoing Myanmar civil war, the People's Defence Force began an offensive to take the town by attacking positions on the bridge from the north and to the town's police station on 23 December 2025.[5] A related resistance force called the Bamar Army warned residents not to go near polling stations in the town a few days later on 27 December, as the Tatmadaw's elections went underway. The National Unity Government of Myanmar would also announce that it had attacked regime convoys, outposts and began a siege of Sinphyukyun on the 23rd.[6]
Notable People
The author Sinphyukyun Aung Thein was born in then Sinphyukyun village, learning about literature from refugees escaping the cities during the Second World War. He wrote poetry and novels featuring rural society and commentary on farm life.[7]
References
- ^ a b c General Administration Department (March 2023). Salin Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya စလင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Salin Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). pp. 2–4. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ Burma Translation Society (1960). "ဆင်ဖြူကျွန်းမြို့". Burmese Encyclopedia. Vol. 4-A. Yangon: Sarpay Beikman. p. 246. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit.
- ^ "အသက်တွေနုတ်ယူသွားတဲ့ တောင်ကျချောင်းရေ" [The Mountain Stream That Took Lives Away]. BBC Burmese (in Burmese). 18 May 2023.
- ^ "ဆင်ဖြူကျွန်းမြို့ရှိ စစ်တပ်စခန်းများကို တော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များက အပြီးသတ်သိမ်းပိုက်မည်ဟု ကြေညာ" [Revolutionary forces announce final occupation of military camps in Sinphyu Island]. Khit Thi Media. 25 December 2025.
- ^ "People's Defence Force attacks military targets in Magway Region on election day". DVB. 29 December 2025.
- ^ "စာရေးဆရာကြီး ဆင်ဖြူကျွန်းအောင်သိန်း (၁၉၂၈ - ၂၀၂၁)" [Literary Master Sinphyukyun Aung Thein (1928-2021)]. Ministry of Information News and Periodical Enterprise (in Burmese). 16 July 2021.
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