Pekon Township
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Pekon Township (also spelled Pekhon, Phekhon, Pekong, Pecong, Pékon) is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Pekon.
Part of a popular tourist place and bird watching site, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary, lies in this township.[1][2]
Reportedly, the township's southern police station was occupied and razed by civilian fighters. There is an ongoing battle between civilian fighters and Myanmar military troops.[3]
References
- ^ "Birdwatching in Myanmar". www.birdingpal.org. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Inle lake wetland sanctuary - Shan state". www.asterism.info. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "대담해지는 미얀마 시민군..경찰서 태우고 군경 수십 명 사살". 다음뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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