Wetlet Township | |
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 Wetlet Township signboard located on Sagaing-Shwebo road | |
 location in Shwebo district | |
  Wetlet Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 22°22′N 95°47′E / 22.367°N 95.783°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Shwebo |
| Capital | Wetlet |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Wetlet Township is a township of Shwebo District in the Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). It is located on the plains between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy. Its administrative seat is the town of Wetlet.
Hanlin City, one of the ancient cities of Pyu Period, located near Hanlin Village. The City was ruined because of fire.[1] It was founded in the 1st century AD and it was the largest and most important city until around the 7th or 8th century when it was superseded by Sri Kestra.[2] It becomes one of the Myanmar first sites inscribed in World Heritage Sites in June 2014.[3] Beikthano and Sri Ksetra were other 2 sites inscribed together at the same time.[4]
- ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2711newsn.pdf Page 9 Col 1
- ^ "Ancient Burmese kingdom awarded World Heritage status". www.dvb.no. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Myanmar's first site inscribed to World Heritage List". whc.unesco.org/en. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Ancient Pyu cities attain World Heritage status". www.mmtimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.