Apalon (village)
Appearance
Apalon | |
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Coordinates: 15°28′53″N 98°13′59″E / 15.48139°N 98.23306°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
District | Kawkareik District |
Township | Kyain Seikgyi Township |
Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Population (2014) | 2,998 |
• Religions | Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Area code | 58[1] |
Apalon[2] (Pwo Eastern Karen: အ်ုပၠုံ) is a village alongside the Zami River in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, Karen State, south-eastern Myanmar. The areas around Apalon are mountainous and forested. It is located on the Death Railway.[3]
Apalon (also: Camp 82 Kilo) was a Japanese prisoner of war work camp during World War II. The camp was initially used for the construction of a 50 metres steel bridge.[3][4] It served as the headquarters of group 5. The first prisoners arrived in May 1943. From July 1944 onwards, it served as a repair shop for locomotives. The camp closed in August 1945.[5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Junglekerkhof_bij_Aparon_in_Birma_voor_slachtoffers_van_de_aanleg_van_de_Birma-Siamspoorweg%2C_KITLV_25521.tiff/lossy-page1-220px-Junglekerkhof_bij_Aparon_in_Birma_voor_slachtoffers_van_de_aanleg_van_de_Birma-Siamspoorweg%2C_KITLV_25521.tiff.jpg)
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ Apalon (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b "Apalon". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ H.C.P. Giesbers. "Birma-Siam Spoorweg en de Pakan Baroe Spoorweg. Deel 8 De tragedie van de Birma-Siam Spoorweg". Indisch Historisch (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Aparon". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Apalon Map — Satellite Images of Apalon" Maplandia World Gazetteer