Bilin, Myanmar

Bilin (Burmese: ဘီးလင်းမြို့; Mon: ၜဳကၠေၚ်) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar. It is the seat of Bilin Township.

Bilin ၜဳကၠေၚ်
Town
Bilin Location in Burma
Coordinates: 17°14′N 97°15′E
Country	Myanmar
State	Mon State
District	Kyaikhto District
Township	Bilin Township
Population  (2005)
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

The Yangon-Mawlamyine Highway passes through Belin. The nearby Belin River flows into the Gulf of Martaban. The majority of residents are Bamar, and there are also members of the Kayin and Pa-O ethnic groups. The majority of people are Buddhists. Belin Township is home to the famous Kyaikhtisaung Pagoda located on a laterite stone hillock near Zoke Thoke village. The hillock itself was formed by laying laterite stones in squares of diminishing size on top of each other.^[1] The Malayalam novelist, U. A. Khader was born in Bilin in 1935.