Hsawlaw
Hsawlaw
ဆော့လောမြို့ | |
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Hsawlaw Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 25°59′0″N 98°6′0″E / 25.98333°N 98.10000°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kachin State |
| District | Myitkyina District |
| Township | Sawlaw Township |
| Population | 368 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Hsawlaw (Burmese: ဆော့လောမြို့) is the smallest town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is also the third smallest municipality in the whole country. The placename is likely derived from the Lhaovo words meaning "hard to breathe".[1]
Myanmar civil war
On 2 October 2024, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) captured Hsawlaw from the junta-aligned New Democratic Army Kachin (NDA-K) Border Guard Force (BGF) after four days of fighting.[2]
See also
- Tsawlaw, also in Hsawlaw Township
References
- ^ KURABE, Keita (2021-09-27). "Oronyms in northern Burma: Asymmetry between highland and lowland place names". Studies in Geolinguistics. 1. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5529169.
- ^ "KIA takes Hsawlaw town in Kachin State". BNI Online. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
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