Waingmaw

Waingmaw
ဝိုင်းမော်မြို့
Town
Waingmaw is located in Myanmar
Waingmaw
Waingmaw
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 25°21′03″N 97°26′34″E / 25.35083°N 97.44278°E / 25.35083; 97.44278
CountryMyanmar Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictMyitkyina District
TownshipWaingmaw Township
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
21,969
 • Religions
Buddhism Christianity
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
ClimateCwa

Waingmaw (Burmese: ဝိုင်းမော်မြို့; Shan: ဝဵင်းမႂ်ႇ; Jinghpaw: Waimaw) is a town in Kachin State.[1] It is directly southeast of Myitkyina. As of 2014 it had a population of 21,969.[2] Waingmaw is a Shan name meaning "new town".[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". MIMU - Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. ↑ 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.
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