Hsawlaw
Place in Kachin State, Myanmar
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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]
Hsawlaw
ဆော့လောမြို့ | |
|---|---|
  Hsawlaw Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 25°59′0″N 98°6′0″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.[2]
See also
- Tsawlaw, also in Hsawlaw Township
