Pinlebu (Burmese: ပင်လယ်ဘူး; Shan: ပၢင်ၵႆႇၽူႈ) is a town in Kawlin District, north-central Sagaing Region of Myanmar on the Mu River. It is the administrative seat of Pinlebu Township. The town is connected by road to Phaungbyin, Kawlin, and Bamauk.[1] Its inhabitants include the Kadu and Kanan ethnic minorities, and the region has witnessed fighting between the Communists and the government troops.[2] On the 8th of October 2024, the town was captured by anti-military junta forces.[3]
Pinlebu is derived from the Shan language name Pinkapu or Pang Kai Hpo (Shan: ပၢင်ၵႆႇၽူႈ), meaning "cock-clearing".[4]
| Climate data for Pinlebu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.6 (87.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
17.2 (62.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
9.7 (0.38) |
15.5 (0.61) |
45.9 (1.81) |
181.7 (7.15) |
275.0 (10.83) |
241.9 (9.52) |
235.2 (9.26) |
275.8 (10.86) |
186.8 (7.35) |
23.9 (0.94) |
6.4 (0.25) |
1,499.8 (59.04) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[5] | |||||||||||||
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