Bilin, Mon State

Bilin (Burmese: ဘီးလင်းမြို့; Mon: ၜဳကၠေၚ်) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar. It is the seat of Bilin Township. The Yangon-Mawlamyine Highway passes through Belin. The nearby Belin River flows into the Gulf of Martaban. The majority of residents are Bamar, and there are also members of the Kayin and Pa-O ethnic groups. The majority of people are Buddhists. Belin Township is home to the famous Kyaikhtisaung Pagoda located on a laterite stone hillock near Zoke Thoke village. The hillock itself was formed by laying laterite stones in squares of diminishing size on top of each other.[1] The Malayalam novelist, U. A. Khader was born in Bilin in 1935.

Bilin
ၜဳကၠေၚ် ဘီးလင်းမြို့
Town
Bilin is located in Myanmar
Bilin
Bilin
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 17°14′N 97°15′E
Country Myanmar
Division Mon State
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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