Sale, Myanmar

Sale စလေ
Town
Sale
Coordinates: MM 20°50′05″N 94°45′03″E / 20.834588°N 94.750937°E / 20.834588; 94.750937Coordinates: MM 20°50′05″N 94°45′03″E / 20.834588°N 94.750937°E / 20.834588; 94.750937
Country	Myanmar (Burma)
Region	Magway Region
District	Magway District
Township	Yenangyaung Township
Time zone	MST (UTC+6:30)

Sale (Burmese: စလေမြို့) is a town located in Yenangyaung Township, Magway District, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). Sale is located by the eastern banks of the Ayeyarwady River, and its nearest town is Chauk, which is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) away.

Sale developed as a satellite town of Bagan in the 12th and 13th centuries and is still an important religious center.^[1] Sale houses 50 active Buddhist monasteries as well as Bagan-era monuments.^[1] Sale is a center for lacquerware manufacturing.

Sale is also known as the birthplace of U Ponnya, one of Burma's most celebrated writers.^[2]

References

1 2 Zatko, Martin (2015). The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma). Penguin. ISBN 9780241200032.
↑ Thant Myint-U (2001). The Making of Modern Burma. Cambridge University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN 9780521799140.

Yenangyaung Township of the Magway Region

Capital:

Alegan Alegon Amyaunggan Beziek Chaingwa Changan Chaungmagyi Gwegon Gwepin Gyokpin Hingudaing Kanbabyu Kangyi Kanma Kinmun Kinmungyon Kokkogwa Konaing Kyaungyadaw Kyemyin Kyobinzu Kyungyaunggyi Kywebok Kywegan Kywegu Ledaingzin Legyinyo Letkokpin Magyidaing Magyigan (20°43'0"N 94°59'0"E) Magyigan (20°28'0"N 95°5'0"E) Magyingokto Mongan Naga Natkan-U Ngathayauk Nyaungbinaing Nyaungbinga Nyaungbintha Nyaunghla Nyaungzaukchaung Obo Obozu O-hla Okshitkon Pangasan Paunggadaw Paunggwe Payagon Pinwa Pogo Sadaing Sakangan Sale Sanzu Seinbanbin Seywa Shwedokkan Shwegyinkan Sibinywazo Sinbin Swebaukkan Tanbinzu Tebinsan Thabutsu Thabyebin Thanbingon Thapangyaun Thetyindaw Thitmyindaw Thitpyubin Thittabwe Thonzechauk Twingon Uyin Wathesan Wayo Wetmasut Yenangyaung Yinmagyaung Yongon Yonzeik Ywathit Zibyugon Zigyobin (20°40'0"N 95°0'0"E) Zigyobin (20°40'0"N 94°59'0"E)

Magway Region

Capital: Magway

Magway District	Magway Township Yenangyaung Township Chauk Township Taungdwingyi Township Myothit Township Natmauk Township

Minbu District	Minbu Township Pwintbyu Township Ngape Township Salin Township Sidoktaya Township

Pakokku District	Myaing Township Pakokku Township Pauk Township Seikphyu Township Yesagyo Township

Thayet District	Aunglan Township Kamma Township Mindon Township Minhla Township Sinbaungwe Township Thayet Township

Gangaw District	Gangaw Township Tilin Township Saw Township

Main cities and towns	Magway Yenangyaung Chauk Taungdwingyi Myothit Natmauk Minbu Sagu Pwintbyu Ngape Salin Sidoktaya Thayetmyo Minhla Mindon Kamma Aunglan Sinbyugyun Pakokku Yesagyo Myaing Pauk Seikpyu Gangaw Htilin Saw

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