Salingyi Township

Salingyi Township is a township in Yinmabin District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar.

[1] The principal town is Salingyi.

Over 7,800 acres (3,200 ha) of farmland have been confiscated in the township to establish a copper mine in Letpadaung, which will be jointly owned by the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEHL) and the Chinese-owned Wenbao Copper Company, a subsidiary of Norinco.

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