Hsawlaw
Hsawlaw
ဆော့လော် Tsawlaw | |
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  Hsawlaw Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′15″N 98°16′13″E / 26.15417°N 98.27028°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Kachin State |
| District | Myitkyina District |
| Township | Sawlaw Township |
| Population | |
• Total | 368 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Hsawlaw or Tsawlaw (Burmese: ဆော့လော်) is the smallest town in Kachin State, Myanmar.[1] It is also the third smallest municipality in the whole country. The placename is likely derived from the Lhaovo words meaning "hard to breathe".[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". MIMU - Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ 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.
Capital: Hsawlaw | |
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Capital: Myitkyina | ||
| Bhamo District |  | |
| Mohnyin District | ||
| Myitkyina District | ||
| Chipwi District | ||
| Putao District | ||
| Tanai District | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||