Tsawlaw
Hsawlaw or Tsawlaw 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".- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Tsaw Law lower”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hsawlaw.
Hsawlaw
Town
Hsawlaw or Tsawlaw 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".
Tsawlaw
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Hsawlaw Township, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.15719° or 26° 9′ 26″ north
Longitude
98.2876° or 98° 17′ 15″ east
Elevation
3,615 feet (1,102 metres)
Open location code
7MRW574Q+V2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Tsawlaw” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tsawlaw”
- Irish: “Tsawlaw”
- Uzbek: “Tsawlaw”
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