Yazagyo[2] (also Yazagya[3] and Yarzagyo[4]) is the northernmost village in Kale Township, Kale District, of western Burma (Myanmar).

Yazagyo
Yazagya, Yazago,[1] Yarzagyo
Village
Yazagyo is located in Myanmar
Yazagyo
Yazagyo
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°30′09″N 94°05′11″E / 23.50250°N 94.08639°E / 23.50250; 94.08639
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictKale District
TownshipKale Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

The Yazagyo Airfield, where the US 965th and 966th Airborne Air Control Squadrons were stationed during World War II, is located 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of the town.

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  1. ^ "Yazago (Variant)" Yazagyo at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Yazagyo (Approved)" Yazagyo at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-03, Mawlaik U.S. Army Map Service, March 1960
  4. ^ "Sagaing Division (Lower), Myanmar" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), map Id: MIMU270v01, creation date: 5 Aug 2010, last accessed 15 December 2010
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