Kani Township

Kani Township (Burmese: ကနီမြို့နယ်) is a township in Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.[1] The principal town is Kani.

Kani Township
Township
Location in Yinmabin district
Location in Yinmabin district
Location in Sagaing region
Location in Sagaing region
Kani Township is located in Myanmar
Kani Township
Kani Township
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 22°26′N 94°51′E
Country Myanmar
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictYinmabin District
CapitalKani
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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
Further information: 2021 Myanmar protests

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
  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.
  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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