Hsawlaw
Place in Kachin State, Myanmar
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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]
Hsawlaw
ဆော့လော် Tsawlaw | |
|---|---|
  Hsawlaw Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′15″N 98°16′13″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Kachin State |
| District | Myitkyina District |
| Township | Sawlaw Township |
| Population | |
• Total | 368 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
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]
