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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[Bengal]]|image=|coordinates=[https://www.google.com/maps/place/22°34'00.0%22N+95°42''Shwebo''' was the headquarters of the District of the same name in Upper Burma, situated in 22° 35' N00. and 95° 42' E0%22E/@22.566667, on the Sagaing-Myitkyina railway95.7, about sixty five miles north west by rail from Mandalay12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d22.566667!4d95.7?hl=en 22.566667°N 95. It is located between the Irrawaddy and Mu rivers, 16½ miles west of Kyaukmyaung on the Irrawaddy7°E]|altitude= 89 m (292 ft)|presentname= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShweboShwebo] |stateprovince=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing_Region Sagaing Region]|country=[[Burma]]|transport=[[Burma Railway]]}}
'''Shwebo''' was the headquarters of the District of the same name in Upper Burma during the British period. It is located on the Sagaing-Myitkyina railway, about sixty five miles north west from Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and Mu rivers, 16½ miles west of [[Kyaukmyaung]] on the Irrawaddy. There was a cantonment, established in 1888, located to the north-east of the town on high ground.
The stone S.P.G. church was situated in the north-west.corner of the town, and the Roman Catholic church in the south-east corner.
During the First World War, there was a camp for Turkish Prisoners of War at Shwebo.
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